I suffer therefore I am : portrait of the victim as hero
Bruckner, Pascal2025
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In the West today, suffering has become a new sacred cow. Once a common feature of the human condition, it is now a special trait you can use to impress your contemporaries. It provides you with a borrowed identity, transforming you into an exceptional being who can show off on the public stage at little cost. Everyone flaunts their certificate of affliction, positioning themselves above their peers. Even those who are well-off and powerful seek to find a place in the aristocracy of the margins, creating new castes of the dispossessed at the expense of the truly unfortunate. Infused with bitterness, this cult of the victim glorifies the martyr figure and feeds into the passions of revenge and resentment. This is the message of our age: we are all victims and entitled to feel sorry for ourselves.
Main title:
I suffer therefore I am : portrait of the victim as hero / Pascal Bruckner ; translated by Stephen Muecke.
Author:
Bruckner, Pascal, authorMuecke, Stephen, 1951-, translator
Imprint:
Cambridge : Polity Press, 2025.
Collation:
272 pages
Notes:
Translated from the French.
ISBN:
9781509567164 (hbk. :)
Dewey class:
155.2
Language:
EnglishFrench
Added title:
BRN:
9005133
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond Lending Library | Adult non-fiction | 155.2Psychology | Available |