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Ward, Eilis

 
9781782054870: Self: 5 (Sireacht)
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ISBN 10: 1782054871 ISBN 13: 9781782054870
Editorial: Cork University Press, 2021

Sinopsis

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.

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Acerca del autor

Eilis Ward was a lecturer in the School of Political Science and Sociology, National University of Ireland, Galway. She is a social scientist and Zen practitioner.

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Editorial
Cork University Press
Año de publicación
2021
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
1782054871
ISBN 13 
9781782054870
Encuadernación
Tapa blanda
Número de páginas
178
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