But Debord's work is not an academic dissertation, nor should it be taken as such. It doesn't present new evidence or advance a logical hypothesis, it merely sh

But Debord's work is not an academic dissertation, nor should it be taken as such. It doesn't present new evidence or advance a logical hypothesis, it merely shows another way of thinking about the things we all know and see; much like so many works of art. In any case, I think the criticism is much overstated. A lot of the book is quite plain to read.