The restless vanity of the untrammeled self Book excerptBy Ken MyersJune 12, 2021Sociologist Daniel Bell on the rise of “the idea that experience in and of itself was the supreme value”
The moral imperative of having fun Book excerptBy Ken MyersJune 12, 2021Daniel Bell on the moral imperative of having fun
The legitimizing role of hedonism Book excerptBy Ken MyersJune 12, 2021Daniel Bell on what replaced the Protestant Ethic
The obligation of prodigality Book excerptBy Ken MyersJune 12, 2021Daniel Bell on the hedonistic logic of the “new capitalism”