Discussing and reading from 'The Expulsion of the Other: Society, Perception and Communication Today' by Byung-Chul Han, translated by Wieland Hoban. Polity, 2018. - Reading Group: dgozli.com/rea... Patreon: / dgozli
I first learned about Byun-Chul Han here from your channel a few months ago. That sent me down a very interesting journey of self reflection, education and evolution. I just want you to know that you are truly amazing.
That is fantastic! The great thing about Han, aside from being quite accessible, is the connections he provides to other thinkers, e.g., Nietzsche, Heidegger, Arendt, Agamben, etc. It's like entering an exciting intellectual buffet. Thanks for your note and I sincerely hope you continue your exciting journey.
Thank you for the video! Really insightful! I must re-watch it later. The question you asked in the end of the video "Why does it matter who invented something first": I do not know why it seems to matter. Maybe some people simply wish to share their knowledge/ or maybe it is learned from science practices, where there always has to be a citation? Or maybe it just comes from school where we are sadly being taught to compete and compare: Who is first, the best, the fastest or knows the most etc..I think we learn much of that thinking from school where we are being rated all the time. It is sad but I think it affects our psyche and we become very competitive.
Thanks for the kind words. I think there is definitely truth to your reflections on the desire to get to the point of origin. It may, in addition, have deeper roots in our implicit metaphysics, i.e., the distinction between presence and absence (which Derrida deconstructs).
@@DavoodGozli i haven't heard of the presence/absence-concept before. It is interesting to learn new ways of seeing things. I have not studied philosophy but i did study biology.
Lovely video, thank you. I especially appreciated your insightful answers to the wonderful questions--I feel that the Q&A contributed at least as much to the quality of your discussion as the discussion centered around the book. On your mention of reading a translated version: Have you read any books in multiple languages and compared the experience you had? Do you find that there's anything importantly lost in reading a translation?
Thank you! With regard to reading translated works, whatever is lost in translation is often unknown to me, but I have come to think that among all the many reasons for loss (limited time, laziness, failure of memory, etc.) … the loss-of-translation is one that I am most willing to accept. I read in Persian and English, and I occasionally check French or German sources for specific phrases or word choices. I remember discovering significant losses in the translations of Gabriel Marcel (French to English), which at the time discouraged me from reading Marcel … and when I can, I read French-to-Persian translation rather than French-to-English, especially with novels. This is a rich topic for discussion. I’d love to know if you have any further thoughts on it.
how can I be a part of a community with awesome people like you ! I love the topics discussed and would love to know and explore philosophies and ideas from throughout the world. It's such a joy to know and learn from people having such deep introspection about the reality and life we all live in :)
