{"product_id":"the-present-age-on-the-death-of-rebellion","title":"The Present Age: On the Death of Rebellion","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn The Present Age (1846), Søren Kierkegaard analyzes the philosophical implications of a society dominated by the mass-media. What makes the essay so remarkable is the way it seems to speak directly to our time--i.e. the Information Age--where life is dominated by mere \"information\" not true \"knowledge.\" Kierkegaard even goes so far as to say that advertising and publicity almost immediately co-opts and suppresses revolutionary actions\/thoughts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA stunningly prescient essay that foresaw the rise of twenty-four-hour news and social media, The Present Age examines the philosophical and political implications of a culture of endless, inconsequential commentary and debate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\nPublished: in USA in 2019\u003cbr\u003e\nPublisher: Harper Perennial Modern Classics\u003cbr\u003e\nPages: 87\u003cbr\u003e\nLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003e\nISBN 13: 9780062930859\u003cbr\u003e\nISBN 10: 0062930850\u003cbr\u003e\nEdition: Reissue\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Søren Kierkegaard, Alexander Dru (TRN), Walter Kaufman (INT)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32783193735271,"sku":"","price":17.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0282\/6066\/3399\/products\/0062930850.jpg?v=1601398153","url":"https:\/\/www.shakespeareandsons.com\/products\/the-present-age-on-the-death-of-rebellion","provider":"Shakespeare \u0026 Sons Buchhandel GmbH","version":"1.0","type":"link"}