{"product_id":"indirectness-9781399557900","title":"Indirectness","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe are said to live in a \u003cem\u003epost-truth\u003c\/em\u003e era, yet our time is equally marked by an obsession with reality. From new realism in philosophy to the cult of authenticity in culture and the hyper-technological tracking of bodies and minds, countless efforts seek ever more direct access to what is supposedly \u003cem\u003emost real\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis volume challenges the crisis-ridden formula of truth striving to grasp reality directly—forever approaching it, yet always falling short. Instead, it rethinks truth through the lens of indirectness and allows it to unfold in the here and now.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing on philosophical, political, and aesthetic perspectives, the essays examine how erring is inherent to genuine insight, how fictions reveal facts, how illusions can enable emancipatory struggles, and how strategies of indirectness in literature, cinema, and popular culture produce the effect of truth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIndirectness\u003c\/em\u003e invites readers to explore the fascinating interplay between reality and perception, offering a fresh lens through which to view the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47934095032556,"sku":"9781399557900","price":630.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781399557900-indirectness.jpg?v=1783895067","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/indirectness-9781399557900","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}