The Inhuman: Reflections on Time 1st Edition by Jean-François Lyotard (PDF)

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Jean-François Lyotard is one of Europe’s leading philosophers, well known for his work The Postmodern Condition. In this important new study he develops his analysis of the phenomenon of postmodernity.In a wide-ranging discussion the author examines the philosophy of Kant, Heidegger, Adorno, and Derrida and looks at the works of modernist and postmodernist artists such as Cézanne, Debussy, and Boulez. Lyotard addresses issues such as time and memory, the sublime and the avant-garde, and the relationship between aesthetics and politics. Throughout his discussion he considers the close but problematic links between modernity, progress, and humanity, and the transition to postmodernity. Lyotard claims that it is the task of literature, philosophy, and the arts, to bear witness to and explain this difficult transition.This important contribution to aesthetic and philosophical debates will be of great interest to students in philosophy, literary, and cultural theory and politics.

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Editorial Reviews: Review “In this collection of 17 essays, all written or presented between 1980 and 1989, Lyotard addresses a variety of topics related to the transition from modernity to postmodernity. . . . Addressing issues of relevance to art, music, literature, and philosophy, Lyotard’s collection will be of interest to students, scholars, and practitioners in each of these areas as well as to a general readership interested in aesthetic postmodernity and the avante-garde.” — Choice”Extremely important for everyone interested in issues of (post)modern literature, art, and music.” — Hans Ulrich Gumbrecht ― Stanford University From the Back Cover “Extremely important for everyone interested in issues of (post)modern literature, art, and music.”—Hans Ulrich Gumbrecht, Stanford University“In this collection of 17 essays, all written or presented between 1980 and 1989, Lyotard addresses a variety of topics related to the transition from modernity to postmodernity. . . . Addressing issues of relevance to art, music, literature, and philosophy, Lyotard’s collection will be of interest to students, scholars, and practitioners in each of these areas as well as to a general readership interested in aesthetic postmodernity and the avante-garde.”—Choice

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⭐The Inhuman is a delightfully urgent series of theoretical texts calling the reader to action. Lyotard begins by almost yelling at us, presenting the current state of information as a restricting future of automated isolation that prohibits the freedom of expression, compromising quality of life through self regulated participation. Ouch, this is a painfully clear concept if one is to consider the history of western religiosity-politics and the current state of new media. Both rely on virtual consumption.To follow Lyotard’s concepts it may be best to familiarize one’s self with some post modern philosophy and general media theory. It is my personal feeling that those I’ve spoken to, that felt unclear about the work didn’t understand some assumptions the text makes. First of all, the construction is brilliant, playful and participatory its self-using the medium to further convey core concepts. These ideas include mass culture’s descent from reality, general concepts of linguistic reception and the important gender divisions that occur in isolated system designs.This is a frightening series of essays, it is almost as if Lyotard was mapping relationships between economics and communication. If so, this might be the research he decided to share at the end of his life. Sadly, this is his final work. I personally find The Inhuman, essential reading for anyone working in new media, especially during our current economic climate.

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