Modern Philosophy - 20th Century, Mind, Philosophy of, Postmodernism
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Overview
Labyrinths of the Mind critically engages and creatively transforms the patterns of postmodern culture. It envisions strategies of self-discovery emerging in our era as a labyrinth, whose design evolves as we explore it. Nietzsche serves as our guide throughout the book as we wander the shopping mall, travel on an odyssey with Franz Kafka, critically explore the disorders of psychiatry and psychotherapy, attend a Nine Inch Nails concert during the Gulf War, wake on a medical examination table, and contemplate ourselves in the mirror of the biosphere.Editorials
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This book is a playful yet serious (see, postmodern already!) exploration of the self in the postmodern condition. Using devices such as mock dialogues between Derrida, Cixous, Bataille, Nietzsche, and Mr. Reznor of Nine Inch Nails, the authors explore issues such as psychiatry, consumerism, and numerous aspects of Nietzsche's philosophy. Illness, health, and mental illness are discussed both in relation to Nietzsche's experience of them and within the context of postmodernity. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.Book Details
Published
April 30, 1998
Publisher
Albany : State University of New York Press, c1998.
Pages
221
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780791437889