04016nam 22006735 450 991037025920332120230810165002.09783030221331303022133410.1007/978-3-030-22133-1(CKB)4100000010118972(MiAaPQ)EBC6028073(DE-He213)978-3-030-22133-1(Perlego)3480466(EXLCZ)99410000001011897220200124d2019 u| 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierWhat Happens to People in a Competitive Society An Anthropological Investigation of Competition /by Svein Olaf Thorbjørnsen1st ed. 2019.Cham :Springer International Publishing :Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,2019.1 online resource (424 pages)9783030221324 3030221326 Chapter 1: Introduction -- Part I: The Phenomenon of Competition -- Chapter 2: The phenomenon of competition-social-anthropological perspectives -- Chapter 3: The phenomenon of competition-contemporary perspectives -- Part II: Competition and the Economy -- Chapter 4: Competition and the economy-historical perspectives -- Chapter 5: Competition and the economy-economic perspectives -- Chapter 6: Competition and the economy-anthropological perspectives -- Chapter 7: Competition and the economy-ethical perspectives -- Part III: Competition and anthropology -- Chapter 8: Competition and human relationships -- Chapter 9: A humane competition? Summing up anthropological and ethical perspectives.In this book, author Svein Olaf Thorbjørnsen probes the question: What is at stake for human beings in a society dominated by competition, particularly economic competition? Is competition endemic to human nature? Does it preserve the dignity and intrinsic value of the human being? Does it secure better living conditions? In a way, the answer to these queries is a simple "yes." It can allow for superior satisfaction of fundamental needs; legitimate self-love and self-realization; and encourage positive feelings upon mastering a skill. At the same time, however, competition can also contribute to a strong materialistic self-interest and support classicism, social ranking, and elitism: other human beings become only means to a personal success, thus jeopardizing fellowship and collaboration. In a hyper-competitive environment, some of the same positive human values mentioned above-self-love, self-realisation, individuality, and freedom-can be viewed to pose a threat to the realisation of one's potential. These competing, contradictory aspects of competition are presented and discussed from perspectives across varying disciplines, from social anthropology and economics to history, ethics, philosophy and theology.EthicsEthnologySocial sciencesPhilosophyPhilosophy and social sciencesEconomicsMoral Philosophy and Applied EthicsSociocultural AnthropologySocial PhilosophyPhilosophy of the Social SciencesEconomicsEthics.Ethnology.Social sciencesPhilosophy.Philosophy and social sciences.Economics.Moral Philosophy and Applied Ethics.Sociocultural Anthropology.Social Philosophy.Philosophy of the Social Sciences.Economics.306.34330Thorbjørnsen Svein Olafauthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut992672MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910370259203321What Happens to People in a Competitive Society2273096UNINA