The Virtue of Prosperity

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.

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