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OverviewThis book reveals the sense in which our postmodern societies are characterized by the obscene absence of the intellectual. The modern intellectual--who had once been associated with humanism and enlightenment—has in our day been replaced by media stars, talking heads, and technical experts. At issue is the ongoing crisis of democracy, under the aegis of the société du spectacle and its vast networks of politically-induced idiocy, industrially-produced biocide, and militarily-provoked genocide. Spectacle fills the resulting moral and intellectual vacuum with electronic technologies of control, punishment, and destruction. This postmodern tyranny reduces intelligence to mechanistic, positivist, and grammatological models of inquiry, while increasing the segmentation, fragmentation, and dissolution of human existence. The apotheosis of the spectacle explains the intellectual void that lies at the heart of our postmodern decadence; it also accounts for theneed to recuperate the humanist values of enlightenment promoted by the modern intellectual tradition. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Christopher Britt , Eduardo SubiratsPublisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG Imprint: Springer Nature Switzerland AG Edition: 1st ed. 2021 Weight: 0.233kg ISBN: 9783030731083ISBN 10: 3030731081 Pages: 162 Publication Date: 26 May 2022 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of Contents1. Besieged Existence2. Humanism in an Age of Anti-humanism3. Intellectuals & Exiles4. Tyranny of IdiocyReviewsAuthor InformationChristopher Britt is Professor of Spanish at The George Washington University, USA. Eduardo Subirats is Professor of Spanish at New York University, USA. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |