The Temptation of Innocence
Over a period of several centuries, economic, social,
By denying all community affiliations in political and religious senses
rising, deifying the individual since the last century, XX.
By the end of the century, both the social state and ideologies and
With the decline, at least in appearance, of social class conflicts
Western man, freed from his last bonds, now has to build himself a human being.
the pain of being alone in this temple of "freedom"
he expresses.
The Seduction of Innocence is mainly to the West, but mostly to the West.
focusing on Europe, the end of the individual in modernity
Pascal Bruckner, who examines this point, with his ironic expression,
and puts the woman on the target board. Included in individualism
stage, the main symptom of which is avoiding the consequences of actions
The author evaluates it as a disease that causes
expresses; "You can enjoy the blessings of freedom without enduring its troubles."
I call trying to take advantage as innocence.
"This innocence develops in two directions: childishness and victimization."
Taking responsibility is increasingly seen as a source of unhappiness.
How irresponsible are these two tendencies in an age where
strategy, from media to social life, political
Many shocking events, from events to wars, to male-female relations,
Bruckner even shows it with a troubling example.
For a hundred years he has been the new idol of the West, the new little family God.
the "child" factor that he describes as constant surprise and unlimited satisfaction.
with the consumer society and entertainment sector based on the principle of
The author, who relates this, puts it as the other leg of innocence.
Under the title of "victimization", it has become a "global village"
why everyone on the planet, from individuals to peoples,
follows a strategy of victimization, the media and especially
The role that television's news production model plays in this trend
examining,
Bruckner is "inveterate" in this work in which he pretends to be the devil's advocate.
to the ordinary man and the "chronic" dissident, to think about it and
It asks a lot of questions that will make them reconsider.
Year of Printing: 2009
Language: Turkish
Publisher: Details Publications
First Print Year: 2009
Number of Pages: 0
Language Turkish
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