Status Anxiety
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780241142387 (0241142385)
Publisher: Hamish Hamilton
Pages no: 314
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Writing,
Essays,
History,
Culture,
Self Help,
Politics,
Philosophy,
Sociology,
Psychology,
Society
This was an entertaining, serious book of comparative philosophy that eloquently communicates its thesis about the history of "status" in society. I greatly enjoyed, and benefited from reading it.
We love Alain. As with his other books, this is one to read and re-read.
E eu que sempre pensei que a Filosofia era chata! Óptima leitura para descobrirmos mais não só de Filosofia como de História, da evolução das sociedades ocidentais e sobre nós mesmos. Extremamente perspicaz e inteligente sem complicar! Recomendo.
This is a book about an almost universal anxiety that rarely gets mentioned directly: an anxiety about what others think of us; about whether we're judged a success or a failure, a winner or a loser. This is a book about status anxiety.We care about our status for a simple reason: because most peopl...
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