The era of choice : the ability to choose and its transformation of contemporary life /
Rosenthal, Edward C.,1959-
Cambridge, Mass. ; London : MIT Press,
c2005.
"A Bradford book."
Includes bibliographical references (p. [303]-310) and index.
1. Choice : more than wanting to have your cake and eat it too -- 2. Behind the scenes of choice : the historical precursors -- 3. Free will and the vicious spiral of choice : Who's in control? -- 4. Many branches, many worlds, and the splintering of reality -- 5. The blurring of reality -- 6. Postindustrial society : Our break with history? -- 7. Decision making : Is there a method to its madness? -- 8. Oppositions : Saussure, structuralism, and more -- 9. Freedom and existentialism -- 10. Risk : what it means to us -- 11. The individual versus the group -- 12. The turning point : the 1960s -- 13. High and low culture, subjective and objective mentality -- 14. From modernism to postmodernism -- 15. Postmodern manifestations, self-reference, and beyond -- 16. Critics of contemporary life -- 17. Societal problems and conflicts : Where are we headed? -- 18. Have we been here before? -- 19. Policy implications, and conclusions.
Philosophy and civilization.
Culture
Decision making.