"Relationships, like cars, should undergo regular services to make sure they are still roadworthy."Zygmunt Bauman
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Zygmunt Bauman Quotes
Polish - Sociologist|November 19, 1925 - January 9, 2017
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Zygmunt Bauman Quotes
Read Zygmunt Bauman quotes on love, relationships, power, happiness and exclusion from the Polish sociologist of liquid modernity (1925–2017).
"As far as love is concerned, possession, power, fusion and disenchantment are the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse."Zygmunt Bauman
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"Power, in a nutshell, is the ability to get things done, and politics is the ability to decide which things need to be done."Zygmunt Bauman
"Happiness needs one-upmanship."Zygmunt Bauman
"We belong to talking, not what talking is about... Stop talking - and you are out. Silence equals exclusion."Zygmunt Bauman
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"This awful concept of underclass is really horrifying. You're not lower class, you are excluded - outside."Zygmunt Bauman
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About Zygmunt Bauman
Polish - Sociologist | November 19, 1925 - January 9, 2017
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Zygmunt Bauman was a Polish sociologist and philosopher, born on November 19, 1925, in Poznań, Poland. After fleeing to the Soviet Union during World War II and later teaching at the University of Warsaw, he was forced out of Poland in 1968 and settled in England, where he became professor of sociology at the University of Leeds.
Bauman became one of the world's most widely read social thinkers. He is best known for the idea of "liquid modernity", the view that modern life, relationships and identities have become fluid, uncertain and constantly changing, explored in books such as Liquid Modernity, Liquid Love and Modernity and the Holocaust. He died on January 9, 2017, in Leeds. His quotes offer sharp insights into love, power, happiness and belonging.
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Who was Zygmunt Bauman?
Zygmunt Bauman (1925–2017) was a Polish sociologist and philosopher, best known for his theory of liquid modernity.
What is liquid modernity?
Liquid modernity is Bauman's idea that modern society has become fluid and unstable: jobs, relationships and identities change constantly, leaving people uncertain and insecure.
What are Zygmunt Bauman's most famous books?
His best-known books include Modernity and the Holocaust (1989), Liquid Modernity (2000) and Liquid Love (2003).