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Zusatztext 'The book offers a distinct approach to the issue of growth! in which it may contribute to a significant transformation of the debate on (de)growth. In so doing! perhaps! it may then aid in the task of reshaping the political categories of modern liberalism itself.' Oscar Kruger! Environmental Values'This book will inspire a much needed international debate on redefining well-being and re-thinking the economy.' - Andreas Novy! head of the Institute of Multi-Level Governance and Development! Vienna University of Economics and Business! Italy Informationen zum Autor Hartmut Rosa is Professor of Sociology at the University of Jena, Co-director of the Kolleg Postwachstumsgesellschaften in Jena (with Klaus Dörre) and Director of the Max Weber Centre for Advanced Cultural and Social Studies at the University of Erfurt. Christoph Henning is Junior Fellow for Philosophy at the Max-Weber-Kolleg for advanced Cultural and Social Studies, University of Erfurt, Germany. Klappentext Many countries have experienced a decline of economic growth for decades, an effect that was only aggravated by the recent global financial crisis. What if in the 21st century this is no longer an exception, but the general rule? Does an economy without growth necessarily bring hardship and crises, as is often assumed? Or could it be a chance for a better life? Authors have long argued that money added to an income that already secures basic needs no longer enhances well-being. Also, ecological constraints and a sinking global absorption capacity increasingly reduce the margin of profitability on investments. Efforts to restore growth politically, however, often lead to reduced levels of social protection, reduced ecological and health standards, unfair tax burdens and rising inequalities. Thus it is time to dissolve the link between economic growth and the good life. This book argues that a good life beyond growth is not only possible, but highly desirable. It conceptualizes "the good life" as a fulfilled life that is embedded in social relations and at peace with nature, independent of a mounting availability of resources. In bringing together experts from different fields, this book opens an interdisciplinary discussion that has often been restricted to separate disciplines. Philosophers, sociologists, economists and activists come together to discuss the political and social conditions of a good life in societies which no longer rely on economic growth and no longer call for an ever expanding circle of extraction, consumption, pollution, waste, conflict, and psychological burnout.Read together, these essays will have a major impact on the debates about economic growth, economic and ecological justice, and the good life in times of crisis. Zusammenfassung More and more people believe there must be a path to a good life beyond growth. But how do the economic crisis and the vision of a post-growth-society change the debate about the good life? This volume addresses the complex relations between the crisis of the growth paradigm and conceptions of the good life. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Figures and Tables List of Contributors Introduction Hartmut Rosa & Christoph Henning I Foundations: Alternative Conceptions of the Good Life 1 The Misadventures of the Good Life between Modernity and Degrowth: From Happiness to Buen Vivir Serge Latouche 2 Buen Vivir: A Proposal with Global Potential Alberto Acosta 3 Available, Accessible, Attainable. The Mindset of Growth and the Resonance Conception of the Good Life Hartmut Rosa 4 Resonance and the Romantic era: A Comment on Rosa’s Conception of the Good life Charles Taylor II Beyond the Growth Paradigm: Alternative Conceptions of the Economic 5 A Philosophy of Ecological Economics Manfred-Max Neef 6 Productivity...
