UID:
almafu_9961448675402883
Format:
1 online resource (153 pages)
ISBN:
0-231-55653-5
Series Statement:
No Limits
Content:
This book shows how self-improvement culture became so toxic-and why we need both a new concept of the self and a mission of social change in order to escape it. Mark Coeckelbergh delves into the history of the ideas that shaped this culture, critically analyzes the role of technology, and explores surprising paths out of the self-improvement trap.
Note:
Intro -- Table of Contents -- 1. The Phenomenon: The Self-Improvement Imperative -- 2. The History: Ancient Philosophers, Priests, and Humanists in Search of Self-Knowledge and Perfection -- 3. The Society: Modern Self-Obsession from Rousseau to Hipster Existentialism -- 4. The Political Economy: Self-Taming and Exploitation Under Wellness Capitalism -- 5. The Technology: Categorized, Measured, Quantified, and Enhanced, or Why AI Knows Us Better Than Ourselves -- 6. The Solution (Part I): Relational Self and Social Change -- 7. The Solution (Part II): Technologies That Tell Different Stories About Us -- Notes -- Index.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-231-20654-2
Language:
English
