Futilitarianism neoliberalism and the production of uselessness

"If maximizing utility leads to the greatest happiness of the greatest number of people, as utilitarianism has always proposed, then why is it that as many of us currently maximize our utility--by working endlessly, undertaking further education and training, relentlessly marketing and selling...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Vallelly, Neil, author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London, England ; Cambridge, Massachusetts : Goldsmiths Press [2021]
Colección:Goldsmiths Press / PERC Papers
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009748237406719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The futilitarian condition
  • The rise of Homo futilitus
  • Useless responsibility
  • Semio-futility and symbolic indigestion
  • The politics of futility
  • Futilitarianism in the age of Covid-19.