by Peter Sloterdijk · tapa blanda · ISBN 9783518065976
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«Die Verachtung der Massen. Versuch über Kulturkämpfe in der modernen Gesellschaft», Peter Sloterdijk's essay in paperback.
Peter Sloterdijk analyzes contempt for the masses as a self-critique of modern society, linked to cultural production and distribution. The essay reviews the historical evolution of that criticism and how it has served to legitimize different forms of power, with attention to the role of the media in contemporary cultural struggles.
2000 edition, 96 pages, German text, in the edition suhrkamp collection; the cover indicates Sonderdruck.
For readers of contemporary philosophy and social theory interested in Sloterdijk's thought and in the debate on mass culture.
Peter Sloterdijk is a German philosopher and cultural theorist. He was a professor of philosophy and media theory at and Rector from 2001 to 2015 of the Karlsruhe University of Art and Design. He co-hosted the German television show Das Philosophische Quartett from 2002 until 2012.
