Ethics of Luxury
Canada has an intellectual treasure in Randolph, a psychoanalyst with deep ties to the art world. Her latest book takes the form of an extended speculation on the possibility of ethical thinking within the materialdriven “enclaves of luxury” so many Westerners (including the author) inhabit. Coming down hard on advertising culture for its stunting effect on both reason and empathy, Randolph privileges art as an extension of her emphasis on the imagination. What she offers is essentially a challenge: if societies are sustained by a series of “working fictions,” why not simply pick better ones?
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