Power is a pervasive phenomenon yet there is little consensus on what it is and how it should be understood. In this book the cultural theorist Byung-Chul Han develops a fresh and original perspective on the nature of power, shedding new light on this key feature of social and political life.
Power is commonly defined as a causal relation: an individual’s power is the cause that produces a change of behaviour in someone else against the latter’s will. Han rejects this view, argui...
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Preface vii
1. The Logic of Power 1
2. The Semantics of Power 22
3. The Metaphysics of Power 41
4. The Politics of Power 61
5. The Ethics of Power 80
Notes 98
Bibliography 123
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Byung-Chul Han is a Korean-born Professor of Philosophy and Cultural Studies who teaches at the University of the Arts (Ud K) in Berlin. He is the author of more th...