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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: What’s in it for me? Learn why there’s so much anger and despair in the world today.
Chapter 2: Societal upheaval and anger have been present for many centuries.
Chapter 3: Ressentiment and amour-propre result in an aggressive and individualistic outlook on the world.
Chapter 4: Rousseau saw early on the danger posed by Enlightenment philosophy.
Chapter 5: Globalization has intensified anger and discontent across the world.
Chapter 6: The future can be brighter, but the West needs to face the facts and change its ways.
Description
Age of Anger (2017) examines the world and the upheaval it’s undergoing. These blinks look back to earlier societies and dissect the origins of our current travails. They also pay close attention to the philosophical teachings of the Enlightenment, which still influence Western thought today.
Who Should Listen
- Anyone with questions about the societal effects of globalization
- Students of philosophy and history
- Anyone with unanswered questions about the current state of the world