Non-Things: Upheaval in the Lifeworld

by Byung-Chul Han

Book Overview

We no longer inhabit earth and dwell under the sky: these are being replaced by Google Earth and the Cloud. The terrestrial order is giving way to a digital order, the world of things is being replaced by a world of non-things - a constantly expanding 'infosphere' of information and communication which displaces objects and obliterates any stillness and calmness in our lives.

Byung-Chul Han's critique of the infosphere highlights the price...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1509551700
• ISBN13: 9781509551705
• Release Date: July 2022
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Length: 110 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.2"