Narcocapitalism
What do the invention of anaesthetics in the middle of the nineteenth century, the Nazis'' use of cocaine, and the development of Prozac have in common? The answer is that they''re all products of the same logic that defines our contemporary era: ''the age of anaesthesia''. Laurent de Sutter shows how large aspects of our lives are now characterised by the management of our emotions through drugs,...
What do the invention of anaesthetics in the middle of the nineteenth century, the Nazis'' use of cocaine, and the development of Prozac have in common? The answer is that they''re all products of the same logic that defines our contemporary era: ''the age of anaesthesia''. Laurent de Sutter shows how large aspects of our lives are now characterised by the management of our emotions through drugs,...
