Problem with Stupid, The - Couverture souple

Tom, Grimwood

 
9781803410760: Problem with Stupid, The
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1803410760 ISBN 13 : 9781803410760
Editeur : Zer0 Books, 2023

Synopsis

In the past two decades, the rise of a particular commonplace in public debate has emerged on both the Left and the Right: the threat of 'the stupid.' Far from a throwaway ad hominem, stupidity has become a key trope for both explaining and criticising the election results, culture wars and the advances of post-truth. But how do we negotiate 'the stupid' in a meaningful way? Does critique and resistance depend on the mobilisation of intellect, and what does the prevalence of stupidity as a commonplace suggest about the risks of such a mobilisation? What are the resources to work through it outside of condemnation or insult? Taking 'the stupid' as a primary figure in today's cultural rhetoric, Tom Grimwood uses internet memes, film and media, alongside philosophical inquiry, to present a series of interventions in the assumptions of what makes 'the stupid' dangerous and how to move beyond these assumptions into effective resistance.

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À propos de l'auteur

Tom Grimwood is Professor of Social Philosophy at the University of Cumbria, UK. His previous books include The Shock of the Same: An Antiphilosophy of Cliches, Key Debates in Social Work and Philosophy, and Irony, Misogyny and Interpretation. He lives in Lancaster, UK.

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Éditeur
Zer0 Books
Date d'édition
2023
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1803410760
ISBN 13 
9781803410760
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
168
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