Democratic Metaphysics and Political Anxieties in Houellebecq’s Novels
Democratic Metaphysics and Political Anxieties in Houellebecq’s Novels
Author(s): Carmen PetcuSubject(s): Aesthetics, Social Philosophy, French Literature
Published by: Addleton Academic Publishers
Keywords: alienated capitalism; social metaphysics; genomic cloning; cultural nostalgia;
Summary/Abstract: I follow recent research (e.g. Ågerup and Larsson, 2019; Ahearne, 2017; Demker, 2019; Williams and Sweeney, 2019; Williams, 2019; Willging, 2019) showing that Houellebecq’s fiction represents a prism via which characteristics of present-day cultural policy are displayed, conveys a practically distinct insurgent view integrated into despotic and benevolent perspectives, addresses numerous dominating political anxieties in present-day France, depicts the damaging dynamics of neoliberalism and consumerism, calls into question the confines of political and ethical controversies, and initiates an inflammatory condemnation of Islam.
Journal: Review of Contemporary Philosophy
- Issue Year: 2019
- Issue No: 18
- Page Range: 140-146
- Page Count: 7
- Language: English
- Content File-PDF
