Lost in Perfection: Impacts of Optimisation on Culture and Psyche by Vera King, Benigna Gerisch, Hartmut Rosa

Classical and Contemporary Social Theory

Lost in Perfection: Impacts of Optimisation on Culture and Psyche

Vera King, Benigna Gerisch, Hartmut Rosa

197 pages hardcover

3 editions

nonfiction sociology medium-paced
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The permanent struggle for optimisation can be seen as one of the most significant cultural principles of contemporary Western societies: the demand for improved performance and efficiency as well as the pursuit of self-improvement are con-sidered...

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