The Pursuit of Pleasure : Overcoming a Civilizational Challenge （2016. 202 S. 21 cm）

Dallan, Arsen/Dallakyan, Karlen Ashotovich

IBIDEM（2016発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版
• 商品コード 9783838209500

Full Description

It is a hard psychological fact that the desire for pleasure is the ultimate factor in most of human decision-making. But as dominant as the pleasure principle has been in the cultural development of mankind, its impact has so far never been fully acknowledged. In the hands of a powerful minority that controls global capital flows, pleasure has been turned into the most profitable item for sale, preying on the consumerist desires it helped to create. Re-evaluating the very notion of 'pleasure' and assessing its often sinister influence on the course of our civilisation, this book unveils how the determinants of human behaviour are now in the hands of global marketers whose sole aim is the maximisation of profit, not the personal development of their customers. This powerful book shows how the overcoming of the pleasure principle through the management of pleasure can be the foundation of a new humanist culture in which people are conscious and aware of their choices.