Death of Eros

Agonie des Eros

【Content Introduction】
Eros is the courage to deny oneself and affirm others.
Eros is closely related to others and is the territory that individuals cannot conquer in their own kingdom.
Eros presupposes transcendence, radical uniqueness. Today’s society is increasingly becoming a homogenized hell, and the experience of Eros is not part of it.
The inherent crisis of the individual is that everything becomes an object of consumption, thus destroying the desire for love. The other that attracts the self and is desired by the self has nowhere to reside.
This is a society without love.
The death of eros is the death of self-reflection.
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Han Bingzhe's Works Series (Produced by Jianshi Chengbang)
Spiritual Politics
Psychopolitik
Death of Eros
Agonie des Eros
In the Group
Im Schwarm
The Disappearance of the Other
Die Austreibung des Anderen
"Weary Society"
Müdigkeitsgesellschaft
What is Entertainment?
Gute Unterhaltung
Brute Force Topology
Topologie der Gewalt
Transparent Society
Transparenzgesellschaft
The Redemption of Beauty
Die Errettung des Schönen
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【Editor's Recommendation】
(1) Han Bingzhe is hailed as "a rising star in German philosophy." Beyond academic philosophical research, he returns to the humanistic and critical traditions of philosophy, pioneering a new realm of philosophical writing and examining the real world and the human mind in the digital media age.
(2) Han Bingzhe possesses both the romantic temperament of Koreans and the rational critical spirit of the German philosophical tradition. He has a profound insight into contemporary society and sharp judgments, while his inner spiritual pursuit is a quiet, contemplative, and aesthetically meaningful life.
(3) The writing style is like a philosophical essay, which is good at thinking and good at expressing. Han Bingzhe's works are concise, light, clear and readable. The carefulness, meticulousness and sharpness of the Chinese translators have also greatly enhanced the Chinese version.
(4) French philosopher Alain Badiou wrote the preface to his The Death of Eros. Han Bingzhe has had a great influence in Europe and the United States, and his works have been translated into nearly 20 languages. Many scholars, including Badiou, have responded to and praised Han Bingzhe.
(5) He quickly found like-minded people in the domestic academic community. Many prominent figures from the fields of philosophy, art, literature, communication, and IT responded positively and highly praised Han Bingzhe and his works.
(6) The Han Bingzhe series consists of nine books, including the author's major and representative works, reflecting the author's comprehensive attention and reflection on the social conditions and individual minds in the digital media era. All books will be published in July 2019.
(7) A tragic inquiry and in-depth analysis of the death of love in the digital media era!
The rapid development of contemporary digital media has profoundly altered our communication and emotional patterns. Our understanding of and desire for Eros is no longer as straightforward as it was in ancient Greece. In an increasingly narcissistic and homogenized society, people seek Eros but suffer from loneliness and a loss of spiritual imagination and creativity. The author analyzes and reveals the root causes and essence of this dilemma, urging people to bravely deny themselves, affirm others, rebuild their imagination, and reshape Eros.
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【Expert Comments】
Reading Han Bingzhe's work is an enjoyable experience full of talent and wisdom.
- Alain Badiou, French philosopher Han Bingzhe belongs to this category of philosophers. Before them, no one sought to change the world, or even fully realized the necessity of such change.
—Inside Higher Ed
Han Bingzhe reveals that in the era of big data, critical theory will and must regroup.
—Will Davies
The complex phenomena formed in the era of big data require new philosophical thinking and framework. Han Bingzhe's several books can be regarded as the most sensitive and sharpest detectors of the times and are a guide to philosophical criticism in the era of big data.
——Si Yu, freelance writer German philosopher Han Bingzhe's several short books, which make light of important matters while making big ones big, touch upon multiple aspects of modern people's lives. They are the crystallization of the collision of Eastern and Western humanistic spirits and have entered the hearts of readers.
—He Daokuan, translator, and professor of English and communication at Shenzhen University. In the poetry of Mr. Mu Xin, "time was slow," and "a lifetime was only enough to love one person." In our own age, life is much faster, allowing for the possibility of loving many people. Yet, in reality, "love" has disappeared. It's so readily available, yet so elusive, so rare it's almost impossible to find. It's so readily available because love has long become a personal consumer commodity, and so elusive because few are willing to sacrifice themselves for love and discover the existence of others.
—Zhang Zhiwei, Professor Han Bingzhe of the School of Philosophy at Renmin University of China, this thoughtful scholar, trained in German philosophy and steeped in Korean culture, has awakened our long-dead erotic capacities. Individualism once deconstructed the collectively ecstatic discourse of power, but it has also brought about a crisis of modern emotional connection. The self and the other exist through mutual concessions. See how the author critiques and reconstructs the interpersonal relationship. Will this philosophically embedded wisdom, coupled with a direct confrontation with reality, usher in a new era of brainstorming?
—Lin Guanghua, Associate Professor, School of Chinese Studies, Renmin University of China. Desire guides the soul's ascent. "The Death of Desire" is a deafening roar! Han Bingzhe's philosophical reflections are imbued with spirituality and sharpness. In a consumer society, who is truly consuming what? Desire is shackled, disguised as sexual desire; consumption stimulates, and the mind pays the bill. "The Death of Desire" is both excellent in its original and translated form, and deserves careful reading.
—Jia Kefang, Associate Professor of Philosophy at Northwest Normal University. Han Bingzhe is a psychoanalyst of the internet age. His precise and dispassionate diagnosis reveals that technological advances such as smartphones, social media, big data, and the Internet of Things all demonstrate the neoliberal order's comprehensive domination of human life. Capitalism, a form of freedom ostensibly coined as freedom, has long since become a political-economic-cultural-technological conglomerate. It no longer maintains its ideological dominance through physical coercion or mental control, but instead permeates every corner of our psyche. Senses, emotions, and desires are all exploited by the neoliberal production-consumption mechanism, forcing us to surrender our freedom without even realizing it has been lost. This is what Han Bingzhe means by "spiritual politics." Within this ruling order, we actively regulate ourselves according to the competitive standards of a meritocracy, thus falling into a spiral of depression. We project our erotic desires onto various forms of sensory consumption, thus experiencing the powerlessness of love. We immerse ourselves in the cacophony of social media discourse, unable to form any unified collective action to control it. Han Bingzhe uses concise and powerful words to engage in a collision of ideas with Foucault, Adorno, Levinas, and Agamben, revealing the serious crisis of this era.
—Yang Xiaogang, Associate Research Fellow, Department of Philosophy, Sun Yat-sen University

2019-03-01

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