Head, hand, heart : the struggle for dignity and status in the 21st century
Goodhart, David2021
Book
A good society needs a balance between aptitudes relating to head (cognitive), hand (manual/craft) and heart (caring/emotional). In recent decades in Western societies they have got out of kilter. One form of human aptitude - cognitive ability - has become the gold standard of human esteem. The cognitive class now shapes society, and largely in its own interests: in the knowledge economy, the over-expansion of higher education and in the very idea of a successful life. To put it bluntly: smart people have become too powerful. David Goodhart, who in his last book described the divide between the worldviews of the Anywheres and Somewheres, now reveals the story of a cognitive takeover that has gathered pace in the past forty years.
Main title:
Author:
Goodhart, David, author
Imprint:
UK : Penguin Books, 2021.
Collation:
xiii, 347 pages ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: UK: Allen Lane, 2020.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780141990415 (pbk)
Dewey class:
306.36
Language:
English
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BRN:
3065762