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This book argues that we have got it wrong in the West with our belief in a 'self' that is autonomous and separate from others, exemplified by the entrepreneurial self: always on, always positive and always self-improving.
This is the neoliberal self, a particular creature of late capitalism.
However, as argued here, this view is harmful to us.
It is the source of much of our suffering. Proposing as an antidote a Zen Buddhist account of the self, the book points to the possibility of true human liberation and a kinder world for all.
In Zen, the self is not separate from others and our individual and collective suffering is intimately bound together. The author, a social scientist and long-standing Zen practitioner, draws on both personal experience and scholarly insight to make her case.
No prior knowledge of Buddhism or of neoliberal thought is required of the reader - just a willingness to let go of some preconceived ideas and a curiosity about a different way of being.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:178 pages
- Publisher:Cork University Press
- Publication Date:08/10/2021
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- ISBN:9781782054870
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Only a few left - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:178 pages
- Publisher:Cork University Press
- Publication Date:08/10/2021
- Category:
- ISBN:9781782054870
