Everyone deplores narcissism, especially in others. The vain are by
turns annoying or absurd, offending us whether they are blissfully
oblivious or proudly aware of their behavior. But are narcissism
and vanity really as bad as they seem? Can we avoid them even if we
try? In Mirror, Mirror, Simon Blackburn, the author of such
best-selling philosophy books as Think, Being Good, and Lust, says
that narcissism, vanity, pride, and self-esteem are more complex
than they first appear and have innumerable good and bad forms.
Drawing on philosophy, psychology, literature, history, and popular
culture, Blackburn offers an enlightening and entertaining
exploration of self-love, from the myth of Narcissus and the
Christian story of the Fall to today's self-esteem industry. A
sparkling mixture of learning, humor, and style, Mirror, Mirror
examines what great thinkers have said about self-love--from
Aristotle, Cicero, and Erasmus to Rousseau, Adam Smith, Kant, and
Iris Murdoch. It considers today's "me"-related obsessions, such as
the "selfie," plastic surgery, and cosmetic enhancements, and
reflects on connected phenomena such as the fatal commodification
of social life and the tragic overconfidence of George W. Bush and
Tony Blair. Ultimately, Mirror, Mirror shows why self-regard is a
necessary and healthy part of life. But it also suggests that we
have lost the ability to distinguish--let alone strike a
balance--between good and bad forms of self-concern.
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