Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-265).
Contents:
Identity -- Ethics : from self-realisation to self-denial -- The perfectible individual -- The essence of identity -- Intermezzo : society and disorders -- Enron society -- Identity : powerless perfectibility -- The new disorders : rank and yank -- The good life.
Summary:
According to current thinking, anyone who fails to succeed must have something wrong with them. The pressure to achieve and be happy is taking a heavy toll, resulting in a warped view of the self, disorientation, and despair. People are lonelier than ever before. Today's pay-for-performance mentality is turning institutions such as schools, universities, and hospitals into businesses - even individuals are being made to think of themselves as one-person enterprises. Love is increasingly hard to find, and we struggle to lead meaningful lives.
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