In The Virtue of Prosperity, Dinesh D'Souza examines the spiritual and social crisis spawned by the new economy and new technologies of the last ten years. D'Souza questions the basic premise of the American dream that prosperity and "progress" will better the human condition. Anchored in history, rich in anecdote, and supported by state-of-the-art data, The Virtue of Prosperity is a tough-minded critique of our high-tech culture, with a surprising prescription for doing well and doing good.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Contents
INTRODUCTION: GEEK CHIC: Anthropologist in a Strange Land
CHAPTER ONE: A WORLD WITHOUT LIMITS
What's New About the New Economy
CHAPTER TWO: THE GATHERING STORM
Mass Affluence and Its Discontents
CHAPTER THREE: CREATED UNEQUAL
Merit and the Ones Left Behind
CHAPTER FOUR: THE LOTTERY OF SUCCESS
Who Wins, Who Loses
CHAPTER FIVE: EYE OF THE NEEDLE
The Moral Critique of Prosperity
CHAPTER SIX: THE WORLD WE HAVE LOST
Goodbye Nature, Family, and Community?
CHAPTER SEVEN: A FUTURE THAT WORKS
Why Techno-Capitalism Prevailed
CHAPTER EIGHT: THE CONQUEST OF HUMAN NATURE
Technology and the Remaking of Humanity
CHAPTER NINE: THE SEDUCTION
The Quest for the Posthuman
CHAPTER TEN: THE GIFT
The Things That Matter the Most
NOTES
INDEX
