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What Happens to People in a Competitive Society
- An Anthropological Investigation of Competition
Engelsk Hardback
What Happens to People in a Competitive Society
- An Anthropological Investigation of Competition
Engelsk Hardback

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In this book, author Svein Olaf Thorbjørnsen probes the question: What is at stake for human beings in a society dominated by competition, particularly economic competition? Is competition endemic to human nature? Does it preserve the dignity and intrinsic value of the human being? Does it secure better living conditions? In a way, the answer to these queries is a simple "yes."  It can allow for superior satisfaction of fundamental needs; legitimate self-love and self-realization; and encourage positive feelings upon mastering a skill. At the same time, however, competition can also contribute to a strong materialistic self-interest and support classicism, social ranking, and elitism: other human beings become only means to a personal success, thus jeopardizing fellowship and collaboration. In a hyper-competitive environment, some of the same positive human values mentioned above-self-love, self-realisation, individuality, and freedom-can be viewed to pose a threat to the realisation of one''s potential and to one''s true humanity. These competing, contradictory aspects of competition are presented and discussed from perspectives across varying disciplines, from social anthropology and economics to history, ethics, philosophy and theology.

Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
423
ISBN-13:
9783030221324
Indbinding:
Hardback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
3030221326
Udg. Dato:
25 jan 2020
Længde:
0mm
Bredde:
148mm
Højde:
210mm
Forlag:
Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Oplagsdato:
25 jan 2020
Forfatter(e):
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