Beschreibung
This book is an analysis of contemporary life, seen under the perspective of immutable, ancient myths. It researches into the field of philosophical anthropology, where different moods of today’s life are analyzed. Then, different aspects of the culture of the late modernity, seen as a society of spectacle, are discussed.
Autorenportrait
Andrzej Leder is a philosopher and philosophical essayist, whose main research area is contemporary continental philosophy, especially the question of the philosophical position of psychoanalytical thought. He has published books in Polish on unconsciousness, Freud, Husserl and Heidegger. At present, he is Professor at the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology of the Polish Academy of Sciences.
Inhalt
Contents: The Changing Guise of Myths – Women, Men and Plato – The Question of Longevity – Melancholies and Rituals – The War of Icons – Let us Love Pop Culture – The Question of Chaos – The Cat and the Spider, or where the Power is – Living in the Time of Decline.
