The Palliative Society: Pain Today by Byung-Chul Han HARDBACK 9781509547234

The Palliative Society: Pain Today\nby Byung-Chul Han\nHardback\nEnglish\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: Byung-Chul Han\nTitle: The Palliative Society: Pain Today\nFormat: Hardback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: Philosophy\nPublisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd\nPublication year: 2021\nISBN-13: 9781509547234\nISBN-10: 1509547231\nRRP: \u00A345.00\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\n\nOur societies today are characterized by a universal algophobia: a generalized fear of pain. We strive to avoid all painful conditions \u2013 even the pain of love is treated as suspect. This algophobia extends into society: less and less space is given to conflicts and controversies that might prompt painful discussions. It takes hold of politics too: politics becomes a palliative politics that is incapable of implementing radical refo.