Against Ambition
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Against Ambition

Against Ambition

The Radical Potential of Giving Up

Bill Peel (Author) ... more
Edition: US - Paperback / softback
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English
208 pages • 13.0 x 19.69 x 1.57 cm
Approx. weight: 0.19 kg
Publication date: 20 May,2025
Barcode: 9781915672032 • Repeater
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Politics and government

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By: Bill Peel     
Explores the effect that capitalist ambition has on our psyches and societies, and what a world without ambition might look like.

Against Ambition examines the psychological and societal impact of capitalist ambition and imagines a world liberated from its pressures.
  • Critical Exploration of Ambition: Analyses how ambition became the dominant force shaping our lives since the 1980s, pushing us to view success as solely our responsibility—and failure as our fault.
  • The Cult of Capitalist Success: Bill Peel critiques how capitalism turned ambition into an endless cycle of "rise and grind," passive income pursuits, and corporate competition, pushing us into self-sacrificing, goal-oriented lives.
  • A Call to Reimagine Life Beyond Ambition: Argues that relentless ambition undermines collective action and turns individuals into isolated social climbers, hindering efforts to create a more equitable world.
  • Radical Freedom in Letting Go: Advocates for a life freed from constant self-improvement, valuing the right to "waste time" as a radical act against neoliberal values.

For readers interested in social criticism, capitalism’s influence on personal identity, or alternative views on productivity and success, Against Ambition offers a powerful challenge to the “cult of ambition.”

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