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Interpassivity: The Aesthetics of Delegated Enjoyment
Robert Pfaller
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Description for Interpassivity: The Aesthetics of Delegated Enjoyment
paperback. Robert Pfaller advances a general theory of interpassivity as the wish for delegated consumption and enjoyment in both art and in everyday life, tackling a vast range of phenomena: culture, art, sports and religion. Series: Incitements. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HPN; HPS; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 190 x 135. .
Why do people record TV programmes instead of watching them? Why are some recovering alcoholics pleased to let other people drink in their place? Why can ritual machines pray in place of believers? Robert Pfaller advances a general theory of interpassivity as the wish for delegated consumption and enjoyment in both art and in everyday life, tackling a vast range of phenomena: culture, art, sports and religion.
Why do people record TV programmes instead of watching them? Why are some recovering alcoholics pleased to let other people drink in their place? Why can ritual machines pray in place of believers? Robert Pfaller advances a general theory of interpassivity as the wish for delegated consumption and enjoyment in both art and in everyday life, tackling a vast range of phenomena: culture, art, sports and religion.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Condition
New
Series
Incitements
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781474422932
SKU
9781474422932
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About Robert Pfaller
Robert Pfaller is Professor of Philosophy and Cultural Theory at the University of Art and Industrial Design of Linz, Austria.
Reviews for Interpassivity: The Aesthetics of Delegated Enjoyment
'New concepts are rare in social thinking and interpassivity is arguably the only true concept to have emerged in the last two decades... So let's not beat around the bush, Interpassivity is simply one of the great founding texts of social thought, on a par with classic works by Max Weber - Slavoj Zizek