Critique of Cynical Reason
Author | : Peter Sloterdijk |
Publisher | : Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press |
Total Pages | : 558 |
Release | : 1987 |
ISBN-10 | : 0816615861 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780816615865 |
Rating | : 4/5 (865 Downloads) |
Download or read book Critique of Cynical Reason written by Peter Sloterdijk and published by Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press. This book was released on 1987 with total page 558 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Upon its publication in Germany in 1983, this author's book stirred both critical acclaim and consternation, attracting a wide readership. He finds cynicism the dominant mode in contemporary culture, in personal and institutional settings; his book is both a history of the impulse and an investigation of its role today, among those whose earlier hopes for social change have crumbled and faded away.