Jared Price's Philosophy Of Byung-Hul Han

In Jared Price’s work analyzing the philosophy of Byung-Chul Han, Price says, "Han’s achievement-subject is an obedience-subject in new clothing, a cog in the machine, living yet dead, a slave to a Master" (Price 11). This sentence by Price can be applied to the power dynamics that exist within society. Han’s perspective on the police is that they are an institution that demands obedience rather than a positive force for freedom. This idea of power dynamics is furthered when Price says, “So, ultimately, we can say that the achievement-subject is first an obedience-subject, not simply through each individual taking on the desire of the other” (Price 11). The rise of narcissism within the achievement-oriented society that we live in can be attributed

This can become dangerous and destructive for community organizations. This achievement leads people to strive to improve their worth as a commodity, and it largely stems from the neoliberal capitalist model and the centralized governance that goes along with it. To address issues like escalating narcissism that Byung-Chul Han links to our move towards a society obsessed with success, we must drastically alter the way we interact with other people. Society must shift toward something that doesn’t involve the forces of hierarchical authority. Police have the function of treating the symptoms of what is going on in this society. This can be compared to many environmental movements. People try to treat the symptoms of the environmental issues in the world by going out and picking up trash or banning the use of plastic packaging. While these things are definitively positive steps in the minds of most people, they ultimately do nothing to address the underlying causes and social issues that brought about the environmental problems in the first place. In essence, Price’s analysis outlines the impact of power dynamics within

Do we feel safer? Probably not. For most, the first thing you should think about is whether you’re doing anything wrong. It is logical to consider that the purpose or function that police carry out goes beyond simply responding to the needs of the public to maintain order. The fact that we fear doing even the smallest thing wrong in the presence of police indicates that they are enforcing solely for the sake of enforcement rather than enforcing laws to maintain order. The power imbalance that exists between citizens and police officers is what makes the title of “public servant” seem like a misnomer. In the discussion of studies and surveys that have been conducted to better understand how people perceive the police, Terris states that “interviewers generally find that many members of minority groups start by indicating little antagonism toward the police or other parts of the ‘Establishment,’ but that, after extended informal conversation, their deeper feelings often come forth” (Terris 61). The constant hostility towards the police that these people hold affects their actions. While more apparent, this isn’t only true in minority