The Burnout Society
From kwharrison13.com · Anti-library
The Burnout Society
| Author | Byung-Chul Han |
|---|---|
| Published | 2015 |
| Recommended | Once |
| Buy | Amazon |
| Why it’s on the list | Byung-Chul Han’s short philosophical essay on burnout — the argument that exhaustion and depression are the characteristic illnesses of a society that runs on achievement rather than prohibition. |
Where I heard about it
- Dylan O’Sullivan (@DylanoA4) — in a reply on X (November 2023) calling it a “very interesting philosophical approach to the phenomenon,” with a photo of the Stanford Briefs edition.
Connections
- Byung-Chul Han
- @drgurner Very interesting philosophical approach… (tweet)
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