Why Argument Matters
- 160 stránek
- 6 hodin čtení
An impassioned case for argument's central role in human life, by one of America's most distinguished cultural critics
Lee Siegel Pořadí knih (chronologicky)
Lee Siegel je newyorský spisovatel a kulturní kritik, jehož práce se zabývá temnými zákoutími internetové kultury a lidskou psychikou v digitálním věku. Jeho texty, které se objevily v předních amerických publikacích, často zkoumají složitou souhru mezi virtuální a reálnou identitou. Siegel se zamýšlí nad tím, jak technologie mění naši společnost a jaké dopady má na naše chování a vnímání reality. Jeho kritický pohled nabízí čtenářům hlubší zamyšlení nad moderním životem.
Groucho Marx
- 176 stránek
- 7 hodin čtení
A trenchant examination of an iconic American figure that explores the cultural and psychological roots of his comic genius číst celé
Groucho Marx: The Comedy of Existence
- 162 stránek
- 6 hodin čtení
The cultural and psychological roots of Groucho Marx's genius are explored, uncovering the source of the performer's outrageous intellectual acuity and hilarious insolence toward convention and authority in his early upbringing and Marx family dynamics. -- Publisher's description.
Leo Siegel, one of the most incisive and insightful critics in the United States, analyzes the most widespread opinions about digital culture in this essay to offer a brilliant and controversial perspective on what is rarely said about it. For Siegel, far from being the ultimate expression of freedom and democracy, the Internet and other contemporary phenomena lead us, as individuals and as a society, toward the most lethal and destructive narcissism while distancing us from what constitutes the foundation of democracy: critical awareness. According to the author, all the supposed advantages of the Internet—unlimited information, opportunities for self-expression, the democratization of culture, convenience—are merely a façade of triumphalism that conceals its limitations, risks, and dangers. A brilliant and controversial view, essential for anyone seeking a deep and critical understanding of the most significant cultural phenomenon of our time.