Byung-Chul Han b. 1959
Byung-Chul Han (born 1959) is a Korean-German philosopher of the Contemporary era, associated with Continental Philosophy and Post-Structuralism.
Byung-Chul Han is a Korean-born German philosopher and cultural theorist, professor at the Berlin University of the Arts, whose short and aphoristic books have become widely read diagnostic essays on contemporary digital society. The Burnout Society argued that the disciplinary society of the twentieth century has given way to a society of self-exploiting achievement subjects, while The Transparency Society and Psychopolitics anatomized the ways in which neoliberal data capitalism captures freedom itself in the form of voluntary self-disclosure. His later books, including Saving Beauty and The Disappearance of Rituals, defend the slow, the silent, and the ritual against the regime of acceleration and visibility.
Key facts
- Nationality
- Korean-German
- Era
- Contemporary
- Movements
- Continental Philosophy, Post-Structuralism
Selected quotes
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Attributed to Byung-Chul Han:
“The achievement subject exploits itself; it is at once master and slave in one person.”
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Attributed to Byung-Chul Han:
“Today's crisis is not the depression of the negative but the exhaustion of the positive.”
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Attributed to Byung-Chul Han:
“Power that operates through freedom is the most efficient form of power.”
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Attributed to Byung-Chul Han:
“Without the secret, the soul withers.”
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Attributed to Byung-Chul Han:
“The disappearance of rituals coincides with the disappearance of community.”
Frequently asked about Byung-Chul Han
- When was Byung-Chul Han born?
- Byung-Chul Han was born in 1959.
- Where was Byung-Chul Han from?
- Byung-Chul Han is a Korean-German philosopher of the Contemporary era.
- What philosophical movements is Byung-Chul Han associated with?
- Byung-Chul Han is associated with Continental Philosophy and Post-Structuralism.
- What is Byung-Chul Han known for?
- Byung-Chul Han is a Korean-born German philosopher and cultural theorist, professor at the Berlin University of the Arts, whose short and aphoristic books have become widely read diagnostic essays on contemporary digital society.
- How many quotes are attributed to Byung-Chul Han?
- There are 15 attributed quotations from Byung-Chul Han in the 1001Philosophers collection, organized by topic.