{"product_id":"ego-soul-the-modern-west-in-search-of-meaning-9781582435534","title":"Ego \u0026 Soul: The Modern West in Search of Meaning","description":"The crisis of meaning is the issue of our time. The old beliefs that guided the West have faded, without credible replacement. Who lives well? What characterizes the good life? More particularly, what may we in the modern West claim about ourselves? And, ultimately, does how we live and what we do make any sense? Concerned for today's society and its problems as they relate to meaning, faith, belief, morale, moral attachment, and social direction, John Carroll surveys these questions in \u003ci\u003eEgo and Soul\u003c\/i\u003e. He examines how people in their ordinary and everyday lives grope unconsciously for direction, casting lines into the transcendent in the hope of a catch. He focuses on the main areas of modern life--work, sport, popular culture, family, friendship, intimacy, shopping, tourism, computers, cars, do-it-yourself renovation, our democratic temper, and the retreat into nature. He also examines high culture, the upper-middle-class elites, and the universities, tracing why they have lost their way and failed to provide a language that might help modern people understand their condition. \u003ci\u003eEgo and Soul\u003c\/i\u003e offers a surprising and compelling new look at the way we live today, and the way we try to make sense of our lives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Counterpoint LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/02\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781582435534\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 6.00w x 1.20d","brand":"John Carroll","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45316416929973,"sku":"9781582435534","price":14.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_5bc7bdb2-d000-4c2c-b3bb-bb5589ebe1cb.jpg?v=1745331038","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/ego-soul-the-modern-west-in-search-of-meaning-9781582435534","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}