The term 'postmodernity' has been used to describe that historical transformation of the late 20th century when the institutional breaks holding ba...
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Aug 28, 2010
Leah
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This is a very well-balanced book on the 'post-postmodern era' - what the author refers to as hypermodernity, a period that is equal parts individualism, consumerism, technocratic revolution, a time filled with paradox. This hypermodernity is characterized, says he, by paradox: We are preoccupied with the present but also with memory. We are owned by the things we buy but also buy these things with the deliberate intention of using them to achieve our own pleasure.
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Feb 01, 2012
Ricardo
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Lo que más me marcó de la lectura de El ser en el mundo, de Hubert Dreyfus, fue comprender esta angustia que cada cierto tiempo me atrapa de vértigo y hasta pavor estertóreo, manifestación plena de ese fantasma del sin sentido, de la ausencia de fundamento de lo que somos, espectro que aunque huyamos y nos escondamos en los laberintos de estar muy ocupado, lleno de problemas o lanzados al goce de los placeres extremos, ahí llega a preguntar por nosotros y recordarnos que nos tiene. Pues bien, Gi
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Jul 25, 2007
Short, fun, and provocative take on contemporary individualism. Lipovetsky is neither doom and gloom nor blindly celebratory. It's complex. Like life. Refreshing.
Dec 16, 2009
gemma
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es interesante el punto de vista del autor acerca de la actualidad, fugacidad de las modas y necesidad de adaptación que caracterizan el nuestro ritmo de vida
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