Michel Henry, a late French philosopher and novelist, scrutinizes the lifeworld of scientific self-knowledge and trends in education. It is, as translator Scott Davidson describes it, Henrys manifesto for life. At its core, it is a critique of what Henry calls Galilean ideology that justifies the colonization of everyday life by a scientific attitude that is really an alienating subservience to scientific methods. The theme of barbarism refers to the violence inherent to this process of abstraction and the sense of self it engenders. Davidson provides a translators introduction and Henry provided a new preface in 2000, two years before he died. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Barbarism represents acritique, from the perspective of Michel Henrys unique philosophy of life, ofthe increasing potential of science and technology to destroy the roots ofculture and the value of the individual human being. For Henry, barbarismis the result of a devaluation of human life and culture that can betraced back to the spread of quantification, the scientific method andtechnology over all aspects of modern life. The book develops a compellingcritique of capitalism, technology and education and provides a powerfulinsight into the political implications of Henrys work. It also opens up a newdialogue with other influential cultural critics, such as Marx, Husserl, and Heidegger. First published in French in 1987, Barbarismaroused great interest as well as virulent criticism. Today the bookreveals what for Henry is a cruel reality: the tragic feeling of powerlessnessexperienced by the cultured person. Above all he argues for the importanceof returning to philosophy in order to analyse the root causes ofbarbarism in our world. The first English-language translation of Michel Henrys compelling philosophical critique of capitalism, technology and education.
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