Winning : reflections on an American obsession
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Winning : reflections on an American obsession
Princeton University Press, c2011
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
Most of us are taught from a young age to be winners and avoid being losers. But what does it mean to win or lose? And why do we care so much? Does winning make us happy? "Winning" undertakes an unprecedented investigation of winning and losing in American society, what we are really after as we struggle to win, our collective beliefs about winners and losers, and much more. Francesco Duina argues that victory and loss are not endpoints or final destinations but gateways to something of immense importance to us: the affirmation of our place in the world. But Duina also shows that competition is unlikely to provide us with the answers we need. Winning and losing are artificial and logically flawed concepts that put us at odds with the world around us and, ultimately, ourselves. Duina explores the social and psychological effects of the language of competition in American culture. Primarily concerned with our shared obsessions about winning and losing, "Winning" proposes a new mind-set for how we can pursue our dreams, and, in a more satisfying way, find our proper place in the world.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgment ix PART 1 Introduction Chapter ONE: The Problem 3 PART 2 Th e Pursuit Chapter TWO: Differentiation 15 Chapter THREE: I Win, Therefore I Am Right 35 Chapter FOUR: The Quest for Space 54 Chapter FIVE: Powers and Limitations 76 PART 3 Our Beliefs Chapter SIX: Types of Winners and Losers 97 Chapter SEVEN: Process versus Outcomes 118 Chapter EIGHT: Injecting Value 138 Chapter NINE: Awareness and Competition 158 PART 4 Conclusion Chapter TEN: Our Restlessness 181 Notes 213 References 221 Index 233
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