9 reviews for:

Vida contemplativa

Byung-Chul Han

3.78 AVERAGE

izcanbeguscott's review against another edition

challenging reflective

3.5

Mostly a retread of themes Han went into greater, more inspiring detail on with "The Scent of Time". However, there are definitely good nuggets to pull away from the work overall. 

I think his reading of Heidegger is more inspired and illuminating than it was previously, and I think he really gets his more precise reasoning in a row for why he wasn't fond of Arendt's arguments. Alongside this, the update for being much deeper into the social media "online 24/7" makes his discussions of temporality and digital spaces feel contemporary rather than painfully dated.

I would read this and Scent of Time in tandem to provide you a fuller understanding of Han's overall point, but this one as a standalone is just alright.

olaf_19's review against another edition

PAS: 23

tarakamal's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

5.0

nikoiko's review against another edition

3.0

[3,5]

drwalterbendix's review against another edition

informative reflective slow-paced

4.25

notizhefte's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

3.0

sirhe's review against another edition

3.0

This book didn't not have literature examples or analogies, but rather it is more philosophical. In essence, the messenge of the book is this:

"Inactivity constitutes the human (...) Life receives its radiance only from inactivity. If we lose the ability to be inactive, we begin to resemble machines."

Han examines religion, capitalism, influencer life, and social media to show us how we can avoid burnout and change our values for the better.

mag_langjourney's review

informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

floriginal's review against another edition

informative inspiring reflective relaxing slow-paced

4.25