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Presentations On The Myth Of Choice, Kent Greenfield
Presentations On The Myth Of Choice, Kent Greenfield
Kent Greenfield
Kent Greenfield has delivered over 30 public lectures and presentations to a wide variety of audiences in support of his book, The Myth of Choice, including presentations at the Center for the Study of Law & Society at UC Berkeley, the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania, and the Southern Festival of Books in Nashville, TN.
The Myth Of Choice: Personal Responsibility In A World Of Limits, Kent Greenfield
The Myth Of Choice: Personal Responsibility In A World Of Limits, Kent Greenfield
Kent Greenfield
Americans are fixated on the idea of choice. Our political theory is based on the consent of the governed. Our legal system is built upon the argument that people freely make choices and bear responsibility for them. And what slogan could better express the heart of our consumer culture than "Have it your way"?
In this provocative book, Kent Greenfield poses unsettling questions about the choices we make. What if they are more constrained and limited than we like to think? If we have less free will than we realize, what are the implications for us as individuals and for …