21st-Century Virtues: How They Are Failing Our Democracy by Holdforth, Lucinda

21st-Century Virtues: How They Are Failing Our Democracy (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781922979094)

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21st-Century Virtues: How They Are Failing Our Democracy by Holdforth, Lucinda

21st-Century Virtues: How They Are Failing Our Democracy

$19.95
21st-Century Virtues: How They Are Failing Our Democracy by Holdforth, Lucinda

21st-Century Virtues: How They Are Failing Our Democracy

$19.95
Format: Paperback
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Authenticity. Vulnerability. Humility. Transparency. These are some of the 21st-century virtues proselytised by mindset gurus, paraded (if not practised) by big corporations, and lauded by professionals on LinkedIn. The quest for authenticity, for example, is central to progressive campaigns for greater diversity and inclusion, while our political and business leaders are highest praised if they appear to be humble. But are Australia's newest virtues fit for purpose? In this provocative book, Lucinda Holdforth questions the new orthodoxy. She suggests that these virtues are not only unhelpfully subjective and self-referential but also, in the absence of broader civic values, fail to serve our democracy. This matters when experience around the world, especially in the United States, shows us that no democracy is guaranteed. If we agree that Australia needs confident, rational, optimistic and outward-looking citizens to shape our future, then Holdforth challenges us to reconsider the contemporary virtues shaping our society.

Author: Lucinda Holdforth
ISBN-10: 1922979090
ISBN-13: 9781922979094
Publisher: Monash University Publishing
Language: English
Published: 01/01/2024
Pages: 96
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.13lbs
Size: 6.70h x 4.20w x 0.50d
By Lucinda Holdforth
By Lucinda Holdforth
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Lucinda Holdforth is a speechwriter and author who worked in the Foreign Affairs Department, the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet and for the Hawke- Keating Labor government. She has since worked with chairs and CEOs of top-twenty Australian companies, entrepreneurs and innovators, and not-for-profit organisations. She is the author of True Pleasures: A Memoir of Women in Paris (2004), Why Manners Matter (2008) and Leading Lines (2019). Holdforth regards the free play of speech and ideas as essential for democracy and shared progress.

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