{"product_id":"self","title":"Self","description":"This book argues that we have got it wrong in the West with our belief in a 'self' that is autonomous and separate from others, exemplified by the entrepreneurial self: always on, always positive and always self-improving. This is the neoliberal self, a particular creature of late capitalism. However, as argued here, this view is harmful to us. It is the source of much of our suffering. Proposing as an antidote a Zen Buddhist account of the self, the book points to the possibility of true human liberation and a kinder world for all. In Zen, the self is not separate from others and our individual and collective suffering is intimately bound together. The author, a social scientist and long-standing Zen practitioner, draws on both personal experience and scholarly insight to make her case. No prior knowledge of Buddhism or of neoliberal thought is required of the reader - just a willingness to let go of some preconceived ideas and a curiosity about a different way of being.","brand":"Cork University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51939478175975,"sku":"9781782054870","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/arvidabookco.com\/products\/self","provider":"Arvida Book Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}