The Fear of Insignificance [electronic resource] : Searching for Meaning in the Twenty-First Century /
Strenger, C.author.
This book shows how, after the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, the Gospel of the free market became the only world-religion of universal validity. The belief that all value needs to be quantifiable was extended to human beings, whose value became dependent on their rating on the various ranking-scales in the global infotainment system.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The years of the golden calf -- "Just do it ": the celebrity culture and the designed self -- The defeat of mind : relativism and pop-spirituality -- The drama of individuality -- From "just do it!" to active self acceptance -- Paring down life to the essentials : an epicurean proposal -- Escaping the platonic cave -- Religion and science : civilized disdain and epicurean laughter -- Towards world-citizenship and a coalition of open worldviews.
This book shows how, after the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, the Gospel of the free market became the only world-religion of universal validity. The belief that all value needs to be quantifiable was extended to human beings, whose value became dependent on their rating on the various ranking-scales in the global infotainment system.
Political science.
Political theory.
Political philosophy.
International relations.
Political sociology.
Globalization.
Political Science.
Political Theory.
Political Philosophy.
International Relations.
Political Sociology.
Globalization.