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Against Ambition: The Radical Potential of Giving Up

Against Ambition: The Radical Potential of Giving Up

Peel, Bill

Paperback

PhilosophyGeneral PsychologySocial Movements

Publisher Price: $16.95

ISBN10: 1915672031
ISBN13: 9781915672032
Publisher: Repeater
Published: May 20 2025
Pages: 208
Weight: 0.44
Height: 0.71 Width: 5.12 Depth: 7.72
Language: English
Explores the effect that capitalist ambition has on our psyches and societies, and what a world without ambition might look like.

Against Ambition examines the psychological and societal impact of capitalist ambition and imagines a world liberated from its pressures.

  • Critical Exploration of Ambition: Analyses how ambition became the dominant force shaping our lives since the 1980s, pushing us to view success as solely our responsibility--and failure as our fault.
  • The Cult of Capitalist Success: Bill Peel critiques how capitalism turned ambition into an endless cycle of rise and grind, passive income pursuits, and corporate competition, pushing us into self-sacrificing, goal-oriented lives.
  • A Call to Reimagine Life Beyond Ambition: Argues that relentless ambition undermines collective action and turns individuals into isolated social climbers, hindering efforts to create a more equitable world.
  • Radical Freedom in Letting Go: Advocates for a life freed from constant self-improvement, valuing the right to waste time as a radical act against neoliberal values.

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