The Ethics of Authenticity

Why read it

• You will be able to defend the ideal of being true to yourself while seeing why its self absorbed versions betray it
• You will see why finding yourself depends on ties to others and on things that matter beyond your own choices
• You will weigh individualism, which many people consider modern civilization's finest achievement, against the worries it raises

Who it is for

• A reader tired of shouting matches about individualism and consumer culture
• A student of modern philosophy and social thought
• Someone asking whether self fulfilment can fit with shared commitments

Contents

1. I
2. THREE MALAISES
3. II
4. THE INARTICULATE DEBATE
5. III
6. THE SOURCES OF AUTHENTICITY
7. IV
8. INESCAPABLE HORIZONS
9. V
10. THE NEED FOR RECOGNITION
11. VI
12. THE SLIDE TO SUBJECTIVISM
13. VII
14. LA LOTTA CONTINUA
15. VIII
16. SUBTLER LANGUAGES
17. IX
18. AN IRON CAGE?
19. X
20. AGAINST FRAGMENTATION

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