The Worker: Dominion and Form
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| Rating | : | 4.52 (669 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0810136171 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 232 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-07-21 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Jünger’s analyses, written in critical dialogue with Marx, are inspired by a profound intuition of the movement of history and an insightful interpretation of Nietzsche’s philosophy. Written in 1932, just before the fall of the Weimar Republic and on the eve of the Nazi accession to power, Ernst Jünger’s The Worker: Dominion and Form articulates a trenchant critique of bourgeois liberalism and seeks to identify the form characteristic of the modern age. This work, appearing in its entirety in English translation for the first time, is an important contribution to debates on work, technology, and politics by one of the most controversial German intellectuals of the twentieth century. Martin Heidegger considered Jünger “the only genuine follower of Nietzsche,” singularly providing “an interpretation which took shape in the domain of that metaphysics which already deter
"This excellent translation of Ernst Jünger’s most important book is a signal event for scholars of twentieth century European literature, culture, politics, and philosophy. Zimmerman, author of Heidegger's Confrontation with Modernity . In particular, Jünger’s interpretation of the Gestalt of the worker helped to shape Martin Heidegger’s influential view of modern technology.” --Michael E