Professor Ahn Sang-hyuk of Sungkyunkwan University Publishes 'Anxiety Devours the Senses'

'Anxiety Devours the Senses' Book Cover (Provided by Sungkyunkwan University)

[Asia Economy Reporter Hyunju Lee] Sungkyunkwan University announced on the 14th that Professor Ahn Sanghyuk from the Department of Film Studies has published a book titled "Anxiety Devours the Senses."

Professor Ahn focuses on the remarkable rise of the entertainment sector, where modern popular culture such as movies, dramas, and music converge, stating, "The entertainment field, once despised as an occupation outside mainstream society, has become the most coveted area in the era of culture that emphasizes the directness of senses and emotions."

In the book, Professor Ahn views this phenomenon as a reversal of the value judgment criteria between emotion and reason that has persisted since Plato. He argues that we must move beyond the traditional philosophical notion that imaginary ideas obstruct rational transformation. He also sees 'anxiety' as existing between these imaginary ideas and rational transformation. Accordingly, he regards anxiety as an important clue for exploring modern popular culture and reinterprets the philosophy of Kierkegaard, who pioneered the meaning of anxiety, to analyze anxiety from the perspective of popular culture, presenting his findings in the book.

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