by Will Storr · tapa blanda · ISBN 9781447283669
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«Selfie» is a non-fiction essay by Will Storr about the Western obsession with the self, published by Picador in paperback (368 pages, in English).
It explores how extreme individualism and the ideal of perfection have made us obsessed with ourselves. A journey through the history of the Western self from Ancient Greece, the Christian Middle Ages, the encounter groups of the 1960s and modern self-esteem to today's narcissism, with contributions from psychology, economics and neuroscience.
Subtitle: «How the West Became Self-Obsessed». Picador edition published on 22 March 2018. Category: Philosophy.
For non-fiction readers interested in psychology, sociology and cultural history.
