Description
At a time when the fallout from reckless spending and unrestrained consumption is fueling a national malaise, Daniel Akst delivers a witty and comprehensive investigation of the central problem of our time: how to save ourselves from what we want. Temptation reminds us that while more calories, sex, and intoxicants are readily available than ever before, crucial social constraints have eroded, creating a world that sorely tests the limits of human willpower. Referencing history, literature, psychology, philosophy, and economics, Akst draws a vivid picture of the many-sided problem of desire - and delivers a blueprint for how we can steer shrewdly away from a campaign of self-destruction.
Info
ISBN: 9780143120803
Published Date: December 27, 2011
Publisher: Penguin Books
Language: English
Page Count: 303
Size: 8.45" l x 5.55" w x 0.75" h
Category
Self-Help
Subject
Eating Disorders