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Enlightened self-interest : individualism, community, and the common good / Thomas J Bussen with Henry Biggs and Timothy Bono.

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Book
Author/Creator:
Bussen, Thomas J., author.
Biggs, Henry, author.
Bono, Tim, author.
Contributor:
ProQuest ebook central
Rosengarten Family Fund.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Self-interest.
Conduct of life.
Common good.
Individualism--United States.
Individualism.
United States--Civilization--1970-.
United States.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (viii, 234 pages.)
Place of Publication:
Washington, DC : Georgetown University Press, [2024]
Contents:
A Cultural Toolbox : Social Conformity in a Culture of Individualism
Lonely and Unequal : The Lose-Lose Consequences of Unrestrained Vertical Individualism
Rigging, R-Evolution, and Redemption : From Rationalizing to Rectifying Extreme Inequality
Status through Conformity : How to Fit In by Standing Out
Materialism : Why Less Is More
From Status-Seeking to Experience-Seeking : Spending Like a Horizontal Individualist
From Hedonism to Collectivism : Spending Like a Horizontal Collectivist
Power Plays and Pays : When Power Is Corrupting
From Predatory to Prestigious : When Power Is Purifying
Social Comparison, Superiority Complex, and Schadenfreude : When My Reputation Comes at Your Expense
Comparison, Inclusion, and Mudita : When Admiring Another Improves the Self
Altruistic to All : Tapping into the Horizontal Collectivist Global Identity
Loving Billions to Love Oneself : Generating Inner Self-Esteem from Without
Enlightened Self-Interest in Theory and Practice : Ubuntu and Ambition as Pathways
Minting the Future : Jump-Starting Your Own Transition.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-226) and index.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
Description based on print version record.
Local Notes:
Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.
Other Format:
Online version: Bussen, Thomas J. Enlightened self-interest
ISBN:
9781647123918 (electronic bk.)
1647123917 (electronic bk.)
Publisher Number:
40032292903
Access Restriction:
Restricted for use by site license.

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