The Era of Choice : The Ability to Choose and Its Transformation of Contemporary Life.
Rosenthal, Edward C.
The Era of Choice : The Ability to Choose and Its Transformation of Contemporary Life. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (344 pages) - A Bradford Book Series . - A Bradford Book Series .
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 Choice: More Than Wanting to Have Your Cake and Eat It Too -- 2 Behind the Scenes of Choice: The Historical Precursors -- 3 FreeWill and the Vicious Spiral of Choice: Who's in Control? -- 4 Many Branches, Many Worlds, and the Splintering of Reality -- 5 The Blurring of Reality -- 6 Postindustrial Society: Our Break with History? -- 7 Decision Making: Is There a Method to Its Madness? -- 8 Oppositions: Saussure, Structuralism, and More -- 9 Freedom and Existentialism -- 10 Risk: What It Means to Us -- 11 The Individual versus the Group -- 12 The Turning Point: The 1960s -- 13 High and Low Culture, Subjective and Objective Mentality -- 14 From Modernism to Postmodernism -- 15 Postmodern Manifestations, Self-Reference, and Beyond -- 16 Critics of Contemporary Life -- 17 Societal Problems and Conflicts: Where Are We Headed? -- 18 Have We Been Here Before? -- 19 Policy Implications, and Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Index.
How today's cornucopia of choices has transformed our lives and our culture, from the foundations of scientific theory to the anxiety of everyday decisions.
9780262282581
Philosophy and civilization.
Culture -- Philosophy.
Decision making.
Electronic books.
B59.R67 2005
153.8/3
The Era of Choice : The Ability to Choose and Its Transformation of Contemporary Life. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (344 pages) - A Bradford Book Series . - A Bradford Book Series .
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 Choice: More Than Wanting to Have Your Cake and Eat It Too -- 2 Behind the Scenes of Choice: The Historical Precursors -- 3 FreeWill and the Vicious Spiral of Choice: Who's in Control? -- 4 Many Branches, Many Worlds, and the Splintering of Reality -- 5 The Blurring of Reality -- 6 Postindustrial Society: Our Break with History? -- 7 Decision Making: Is There a Method to Its Madness? -- 8 Oppositions: Saussure, Structuralism, and More -- 9 Freedom and Existentialism -- 10 Risk: What It Means to Us -- 11 The Individual versus the Group -- 12 The Turning Point: The 1960s -- 13 High and Low Culture, Subjective and Objective Mentality -- 14 From Modernism to Postmodernism -- 15 Postmodern Manifestations, Self-Reference, and Beyond -- 16 Critics of Contemporary Life -- 17 Societal Problems and Conflicts: Where Are We Headed? -- 18 Have We Been Here Before? -- 19 Policy Implications, and Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Index.
How today's cornucopia of choices has transformed our lives and our culture, from the foundations of scientific theory to the anxiety of everyday decisions.
9780262282581
Philosophy and civilization.
Culture -- Philosophy.
Decision making.
Electronic books.
B59.R67 2005
153.8/3