Byung-Chul Han Quotes

born 1959 South Korea

Byung-Chul Han is a South Korean-born Swiss-German philosopher and cultural theorist. He was a professor at the Berlin University of the Arts and still occasionally gives courses there.

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"Power is more 'spacious' than violence. And violence becomes power if it 'gives itself more time.' Looked at from this perspective, power rests on an excess of space and time. "

What is Power? (2005)

"An absolute power would be one that never becomes apparent, never pointed to itself, one that rather blended completely into what goes without saying. Power shines in its own absence. "

What is Power? (2005)

"...I pray to God to make me free of God."

The Philosophy of Zen Buddhism (2022)

"Depression is a narcissistic malady."

The Agony of Eros (2012)

"Eros and depression are opposites."

The Agony of Eros (2012)

"Stories on digital platforms like Facebook or Instagram are not genuine stories. They have no narrative duration. Rather, they are just sequences of momentary impressions that do not tell us anything."

The Crisis of Narration (2023)

"Rituals are symbolic acts. They represent, and pass on, the values and orders on which a community is based. They bring forth a community without communication; today, however, communication without community prevails."

The Disappearance of Rituals (2020)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Byung-Chul Han (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.