What's in it for Me? - Self-Interest and Political Difference (Hardcover)

This punchy and provocative book asks a simple but overlooked question: why do we have the political views that we do? Offering a lively and original analysis of five worldviews - conservatism, national populism, liberalism, the new left and social democracy - Thomas Prosser argues that our views tend to satisfy self-interest, albeit indirectly, and that progressive worldviews are not as altruistic as their adherents believe. But What's in it for me? is far from pessimistic. Prosser contends that recognition of self-interest makes us more self-reflective, allowing us to see humanity in adversaries and countering the influence of echo chambers. As populist parties rise and liberalism and social democracy decline, this timely intervention argues that to solve our political differences, we must first realise what we have in common. -- .

General

Imprint:	Manchester University Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	2021
First published:	2020
Authors:	Thomas Prosser
Dimensions:	198 x 129 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	216
ISBN-13:	978-1-5261-5232-9
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Philosophy > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political ideologies > General Books > Philosophy > General Promotions
LSN:	1-5261-5232-0
Barcode:	9781526152329

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