{"product_id":"symbolic-misery-volume-2","title":"Symbolic Misery, Volume 2","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this important new book, leading cultural theorist and philosopher Bernard Stiegler re-examines the relationship between politics and art in the contemporary world. Our hyper-industrial epoch represents what Stiegler terms a �katastroph of the sensible�. This katastroph is not an apocalypse or the end of everything, but the denouement of a drama; it is the final act in the process of psychic and collective individuation known as the �West�.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eHyper-industrialization has brought about the loss of symbolic participation and the destruction of primordial narcissism, the very condition for individuation. It is in this context that artists have a unique role to play. When not subsumed in the capitalist economy, they are able to resist its synchronizing tendency, offering the possibility of reimagining the contemporary model of aesthetic participation.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThis highly original work - the second in Stiegler�s Symbolic Misery series - will be of particular interest to students in philosophy, media and cultural studies, contemporary art and sociology, and will consolidate Stiegler�s reputation as one of the most original cultural theorists of our time.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54241012515160,"sku":"9780745652665","price":62.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780745652665.jpg?v=1777625132","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/symbolic-misery-volume-2","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}