Insatiable

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SKU: 9781780237343
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The Rise and Rise of the Greedocracy

By Stuart Sim

Summary

Insatiable exposes the damaging effects of greed in public and private life, revealing how a socially irresponsible 'greedocracy' undermines democratic institutions. Stuart Sim explores the pervasive influence of greed across politics, economics, finance, healthcare, food, sport, religion, and the arts, highlighting its deep roots in human psychology and proposing strategies to confront it in everyday life.
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Ideal for readers interested in philosophy, psychology, and social criticism who seek to understand and challenge the impact of greed on society and democracy.

Insatiable

Description

Insatiable exposes the damaging effects of greed in both public and private life, showing how the actions of a socially irresponsible 'greedocracy' are systematically undermining our democratic institutions.

Ranging across politics, economic theory, the financial world, healthcare, the food industry, sport, religion and the creative arts, it demonstrates how deeply embedded the greed imperative is in human psychology.

It suggests various strategies for dealing with it in our daily experience.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781780237343

Publisher: Reaktion Books

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 01 March 2017

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Reaktion Books

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Width: 216.0mm

Height: 138.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 200

Collections

Education & Reference Finance & Economics Finance & Investment Non-Fiction Philosophy & Psychology Philosophy & Stoicism Politics & Current Affairs Stuart Sim

About the Author

Stuart Sim is a former Professor of Critical Theory, Northumbria University, Newcastle and a Fellow of the English Association. Recent publications include Fifty Key Postmodern Thinkers (2013), The Edinburgh Companion to Critical Theory (2016) and A Philosophy of Pessimism (Reaktion, 2015).