Издания и произведения

Status Anxiety

В рубрике “Писатель и общество” журнал “Иностранная литература” (2012, №1) публикует книгу английского писателя и телеведущего Алена де Боттона (1969) “Озабоченность статусом”. Это, по-существу, нравственно-философский трактат о том, как “мы добиваемся взаимности от окружающих”. Автор не учит пренебрегать общественным положением вовсе, но рассказывает с привлечением большого количества исторических примеров, как относительны и подвижны людские представления касательно общественного статуса, и ненавязчиво советует не тратить жизнь на суету сует, а обзавестись желаемым положением в общности по своему вкусу.

We all worry about what others think of us. We all long to succeed and fear failure. We all suffer ? to a greater or lesser degree, usually privately and with embarrassment ? from status anxiety. For the first time, Alain de Botton gives a name to this universal condition and sets out to investigate both its origins and possible solutions. He looks at history, philosophy, economics, art and politics ? and reveals the many ingenious ways that great minds have overcome their worries. The result is a book that is not only entertaining and thought-provoking ? but genuinely wise and helpful as well.

In Status Anxiety, bestselling author Alain de Botton sets out to understand our universal fear of failure - and how we might change. We all worry about what others think of us. We all long to succeed and fear failure. We all suffer - to a greater or lesser degree, usually privately and with embarrassment - from status anxiety. For the first time, Alain de Botton gives a name to this universal condition and sets out to investigate both its origins and possible solutions. He looks at history, philosophy, economics, art and politics - and reveals the many ingenious ways that great minds have overcome their worries. The result is a book…