Includes bibliographical references and index.
The years of the golden calf -- "Just do it ": the celebrity culture and the designed self -- The defeat of mind : relativism and pop-spirituality -- The drama of individuality -- From "just do it!" to active self acceptance -- Paring down life to the essentials : an epicurean proposal -- Escaping the platonic cave -- Religion and science : civilized disdain and epicurean laughter -- Towards world-citizenship and a coalition of open worldviews.
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