Temptation: finding self-control in an age of excess
Akst, Daniel
"This elegantly written and useful book ... describes how, for millennia, human beings have struggled to rein in desire."--USA Today At a time when the fallout from reckless spending and unrestrained consumption is fueling a national malaise, Daniel Akst delivers a witty and comprehensive investigation of the central problem of our time: how to save ourselves from what we want. Temptation reminds us that while more calories, sex, and intoxicants are readily available than ever before, crucial social constraints have eroded, creating a world that sorely tests the limits of human willpower. Referencing history, literature, psychology, philosophy, and economics, Akst draws a vivid picture of the many-sided problem of desire-and delivers a blueprint for how we can steer shrewdly away from a campaign of self-destruction.
Tahun:
2014
Penerbit:
Penguin Publishing Group
Bahasa:
english
ISBN 10:
1101559306
ISBN 13:
9781101559307
File:
EPUB, 329 KB
IPFS:
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english, 2014