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Parasite: A Philosophical Exploration (Value Inquiry Book #377) (Hardcover)

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By Thorsten Botz-Bornstein (Volume Editor), Giannis Stamatellos (Volume Editor)
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Parasite is a philosophically interesting film because it presents the ethico-biological problem of parasitism in a metaphorical and artistic fashion. Michel Serres, in his book called The Parasite, holds that parasites are not in fact useless, but that they establish communications between different spheres and are thus able to transform large-scale organisms. Parasites import coincidences, activate defence systems, and establish new links with the host. In this book, philosophers explore the film from various angles: using the ancient satirist Lucian's De Parasito, Nietzsche's concept of "the vengeance of the weak," Dostoyevsky's "underground," Marxism, and many more.

Product Details
ISBN: 9789004515628
ISBN-10: 9004515623
Publisher: Brill
Publication Date: August 4th, 2022
Pages: 224
Language: English
Series: Value Inquiry Book