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《黑暗網路》作者傑米‧巴特利深入探討曾被視為異端的激進思維為何成為主流,以及激進主義源源不絕的力量究竟來自何處
「每個世代的人民都自以為自己已活在最完美的盛事,但所有我們現今視為理所當然的事物,我們所擁有的現代智慧及想法,在過去都被視為極度危險且愚蠢的激進思維。」─本書序
社群媒體分析中心主任傑米‧巴特利,世界領先的激進政治與科技思想家,將一同帶領讀者走入怪異和充滿創意的新世界,這個世界充斥著創新者、破壞者、理想主義者及極端主義者,透過他們獨特及新穎的思維,帶領人類走向更美好的未來。巴特利在書中介紹了許多對現今社會極具影響力的改革運動:科技未來學者追求永生、極右派組織呼籲關閉邊界、激進的環保主義者用盡全力只為了挽救更多植物,還有迷幻運動者試圖以強效迷幻藥治癒整個社會。
成功的民主社會關鍵在於願意從這些激進運動聽取及學習,或許這些方法過度激進,但為了追求理想的國家,但唯有透過這些激進的方式挑戰更多可能,展望未來新國度。
Thoughtful and intelligent' Observer
'Inside the anti-political revolt that gave us Brexit and Trump' Evening Standard
'Fascinating... Excellent.' Literary Review
In the last few years the world has changed in unexpected ways. The power of radical ideas and groups is growing. What was once considered extreme is now the mainstream. But what is life like on the political fringes? What is the real power of radicals?
Radicals is an exploration of the individuals, groups and movements who are rejecting the way we live now, and attempting to find alternatives. In it, Jamie Bartlett, one of the world’s leading thinkers on radical politics and technology, takes us inside the strange and exciting worlds of the innovators, disruptors, idealists and extremists who think society is broken, and believe they know how to fix it. From dawn raids into open mines to the darkest recesses of the internet, Radicals introduces us to some of the most secretive and influential movements today: techno-futurists questing for immortality, far-right groups seeking to close borders, militant environmentalists striving to save the planet's natural reserves by any means possible, libertarian movements founding new countries, autonomous cooperatives in self-sustaining micro-societies, and psychedelic pioneers attempting to heal society with the help of powerful hallucinogens.
As well as providing a fascinating glimpse at the people and ideas driving these groups, Radicals also presents a startling argument: radicals are not only the symptoms of a deep unrest within the world today, but might also offer the most plausible models for our future.