Publisher's Synopsis
Essay from the year 2017 in the subject Economics - International Economic Relations, grade: 1.0, language: English, abstract: These articles and poems present philosophical reflections on the worldwide economic crisis, the necessary social contract and the dangers of neoliberal totalitarianism, exploding inequality, and precarious work. I wrote these essays to share the philosophical and theological wonderment which is part of our common collective legacy. Franz Kafka said words could be an ax to crack the frozen soul. Plato warned that people in the allegory "The Cave" could mistake image and reality and then chase critics or the enlightened out of town. Dostoevsky said people would surrender their freedom to the Grand Inquisitor for his promise of promise. Rousseau said people were born free and are everywhere in chains. In "Escape from Freedom," the social psychoanalyst Erich Fromm said people were susceptible to the authoritarian temptation because of the natural fear of the new and the fear of the unknown. He focused on the social and economic entrapments that allow neoliberal totalitarianism to be "without alternative."
