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Idiotism: Capitalism and the Privatisation of Life
Full title: | Idiotism: Capitalism and the Privatisation of Life |
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ISBN: | 9780745331560 |
ISBN 10: | 0745331564 |
Authors: | Curtis, Neal |
Publisher: | Pluto Press |
Num. pages: | 208 |
Binding: | Hardcover |
Language: | en |
Published on: | 2012 |
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Synopsis
This book examines the condition of society in late capitalism where the market logic of neoliberalism has become the new 'common sense', taken as the model for the organisation and management of all aspects of social life. Using the Greek word idios, meaning 'private', Neal Curtis calls this privatisation of the world 'idiotism'. Constructing a new vocabulary with which to understand contemporary society, Curtis examines 'idiotism' across the spheres of economics, politics and culture, drawing on the philosophy and political theories of Martin Heidegger, Louis Althusser, Franco Berardi, Jacques Rancière and Cornelius Castoriadis.