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000924895 1001_ $$aThorbjørnsen, Svein Olaf,$$d1950-$$eauthor.
000924895 24010 $$aVinn eller forsvinn!.$$lEnglish
000924895 24510 $$aWhat happens to people in a competitive society :$$ban anthropological investigation of competition /$$cSvein Olaf Thorbjørnsen.
000924895 264_1 $$aCham, Switzerland :$$bPalgrave Macmillan,$$c[2019]
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000924895 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.
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000924895 520__ $$aIn this book, author Svein Olaf Thorbjørnsen probes the question: What is at stake for human beings in a society dominated by competition, particularly economic competition? Is competition endemic to human nature? Does it preserve the dignity and intrinsic value of the human being? Does it secure better living conditions? In a way, the answer to these queries is a simple "yes." It can allow for superior satisfaction of fundamental needs; legitimate self-love and self-realization; and encourage positive feelings upon mastering a skill. At the same time, however, competition can also contribute to a strong materialistic self-interest and support classicism, social ranking, and elitism: other human beings become only means to a personal success, thus jeopardizing fellowship and collaboration. In a hyper-competitive environment, some of the same positive human values mentioned above--self-love, self-realisation, individuality, and freedom--can be viewed to pose a threat to the realisation of ones potential. These competing, contradictory aspects of competition are presented and discussed from perspectives across varying disciplines, from social anthropology and economics to history, ethics, philosophy and theology.
000924895 546__ $$aRevised and translated edition of a book originally published in Norwegian in 2008.
000924895 588__ $$aDescription based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 11, 2020).
000924895 650_0 $$aCompetition.
000924895 650_0 $$aCompetition$$xSocial aspects.
000924895 650_0 $$aCompetition$$xMoral and ethical aspects.
000924895 650_0 $$aEconomics$$xSociological aspects.
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