Mortality, Immortality, and Other Life Strategies

出版者:Stanford University Press

作者:Zygmunt Bauman

页数:224

出版时间:1992-12-1

价格:GBP 20.99

装帧:Paperback

isbn号码:9780804721646

图书标签:哲学社会学心灵购书单书籍李欣频荐历史sociologydeath

Zygmunt Bauman's new book is a brilliant exploration, from a sociological point of view, of the 'taboo' subject in modern societies: death and dying. The book develops a new theory of the ways in which human mortality is reacted to, and dealt with, in social institutions and culture. The hypothesis explored in the book is that the necessity of human beings to live with the constant awareness of death accounts for crucial aspects of the social organization of all known societies. Two different 'life strategies' are distinguished in respect of reactions to mortality. One, 'the modern strategy', deconstructs mortality by translating the insoluble issue of death into many specific problems of health and disease which are 'soluble in principle'. The 'post-modern strategy' is one of deconstructing immortality: life is transformed into a constant rehearsal of 'reversible death', a substitution of 'temporary disappearance' for the irrevocable termination of life.

This profound and provocative book will appeal to a wide audience. It will also be of particular interest to students and professionals in the areas of sociology, anthropology, theology and philosophy.

读后感

The rapidity of social change, and the uncertainties promoted by globalization and multicuturalism, can quickly overshadow the emotional capacities of individuals. Where individuals feel threatened or assaulted by social and technological upheavals, tolerat...

The rapidity of social change, and the uncertainties promoted by globalization and multicuturalism, can quickly overshadow the emotional capacities of individuals. Where individuals feel threatened or assaulted by social and technological upheavals, tolerat...

The rapidity of social change, and the uncertainties promoted by globalization and multicuturalism, can quickly overshadow the emotional capacities of individuals. Where individuals feel threatened or assaulted by social and technological upheavals, tolerat...

The rapidity of social change, and the uncertainties promoted by globalization and multicuturalism, can quickly overshadow the emotional capacities of individuals. Where individuals feel threatened or assaulted by social and technological upheavals, tolerat...

The rapidity of social change, and the uncertainties promoted by globalization and multicuturalism, can quickly overshadow the emotional capacities of individuals. Where individuals feel threatened or assaulted by social and technological upheavals, tolerat...

用户评价

文化与制度：对有死性（mortality）的回应。五星推荐。

神作。台译其实不错，只可惜是按“生死学”译的，有点拗口。非常迷人的观点。

神作。台译其实不错，只可惜是按“生死学”译的，有点拗口。非常迷人的观点。

神作。台译其实不错，只可惜是按“生死学”译的，有点拗口。非常迷人的观点。

文化与制度：对有死性（mortality）的回应。五星推荐。