On the Pleasure Principle in Culture keyword-random-selection But history’s refusal to grind

But history’s refusal to grind to a halt and the global credit crisis that began in 2008 have rekindled interest in capitalism’s most persistent critic

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On the Pleasure Principle in Culture keyword-random-selection But history’s refusal to grindIn this fascinating work of cultural theory and philosophy, Robert Pfaller explores the hidden cost of our contemporary approach to pleasure, belief and illusion. Sports, design, eroticism, social intercourse and gamesindeed, all those aspects of our culture commonly deemed "pleasurable"seem to require beliefs that many regard as illusory. But in considering themselves above the self deceptions of the crowd, those same sceptics are prone to dismissing