Essays
Essays
Thinking one question a little further.
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EssaysThe Society of the Spectacle, ExtendedDebord said modern society descends from 'being' to 'having,' then to 'appearing.' Today it is not only the image that has been downgraded, but thinking itself.EssaysThe Craft of Weaving MeaningBefore asking why 'narrative' has gone sour, go back to a more primitive question: why can't people live without stories? Through three lines — cognitive, psychological, and social — this essay traces where it came from.EssaysFrom the Redemption of Meaning to SubjectivismWhen everything is called a 'narrative,' objective reality is downgraded to linguistic construction. Through the rise and fall of the Western 'narrative turn,' this essay traces where the trend came from in China and where it is heading.