Self

di Eilis Ward (Autore)

Cork University Press, 2021

This book argues that we have got it wrong in the West with our belief in a 'self' that is autonomous and separate from others, exemplified by the entrepreneurial self: always on, always positive and always self-improving. This is the neoliberal self, a particular creature of late capitalism. However, as argued here, this view is harmful to us. It is the source of much of our suffering. Proposing as an antidote a Zen Buddhist account of the self, the book points to the possibility of true human liberation and a kinder world for all. In Zen, the self is not separate from others and our individual and collective suffering is intimately bound together. The author, a social scientist and long-standing Zen practitioner, draws on both personal experience and scholarly insight to make her case. No prior knowledge of Buddhism or of neoliberal thought is required of the reader - just a willingness to let go of some preconceived ideas and a curiosity about a different way of being.

• Autore: Eilis Ward
• Editore: Cork University Press
• Collana: Sireacht
• Anno: 2021
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 178 p.
• Dimensioni: 183 x 114 mm
• EAN: 9781782054870

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