Enlightened Self-Interest
Individualism, Community, and the Common Good
$59.98
- Hardcover
328 pages
- Release Date
31 March 2024
Summary
Insights into a compassionate alternative to a ruthlessly self-interested capitalist culture
Societally sanctioned competition for money, power, and fame promotes selfishness, personal alienation, and widespread inequality, especially in market-oriented economies. Yet many of those engaging in this competitive individualism—the competition for rewards and limited resources—yearn to act directly to promote a more civil, equitable, and sustainable society.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781647123901 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1647123909 |
| Author: | Thomas J. Bussen, Henry Biggs, Timothy Bono |
| Publisher: | Georgetown University Press |
| Imprint: | Georgetown University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 328 |
| Release Date: | 31 March 2024 |
| Weight: | 789g |
| Dimensions: | 28mm x 152mm x 229mm |
| Audience Age: | 18 |
Thomas J. Bussen
Thomas J. Bussen is an assistant teaching professor of business management at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. His most recent book is Shaping the Global Leader: Fundamentals in Culture and Behavior for Optimal Organizational Performance (2019), coauthored with Henry Biggs and Lenny Ramsey.
Henry Biggs is founder and CEO of the higher education software company Eusabian Technologies. He also teaches international intellectual property law at Washington University in St. Louis.
Timothy Bono is an assistant dean in the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, and lecturer in psychological and brain sciences, at Washington University in St. Louis. He is author of Happiness 101: Simple Secrets to Smart Living and Well-Being (2020).
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