Judged

The Value of Being Misunderstood

Häftad, Engelska, 2019

AvZiyad Marar

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Everyone worries about being judged. One foolish tweet can destroy a career, one careless image can ruin a reputation. Yet judgement is inescapable; we cannot be social beings without judging and being judged. We’re stuck with judgement and all the awkwardness, embarrassment, shame, guilt and loneliness that can come with that.Yet all is not lost in this arena of snap verdicts and social misfires. In this sensitive and creative book, Ziyad Marar reclaims judgement proposing that we need it in order to value ourselves and others; we can’t live abundantly without the peaks and troughs of judgement. Drawing upon psychology, philosophy, TV, Film, poetry and literature, Marar reveals a world which takes seriously our need to reach out and connect and one where hope, however tentative, can blossom.There are no easy answers here, but there are moments where our judging can become generous and forgiving; moments where the cracks in the world feel like possibilities rather than dead ends, moments when the light comes in.

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Utgivningsdatum2019-07-11
Mått124 x 196 x 18 mm
Vikt560 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor264
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN9781350113169

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IntroductionJudging in the digital ageA tour of this book1. The social minefieldSocial painShame and guiltCovering upMaking an impression2. The right kind of reputationEarning a reputation‘Nice and in control’: the twin peaks of a good reputationTrying to do both‘Heroes’3. Unreliable judgesHow we judge: moral taste budsJudgement in contextMoral luckCan we judge fairly?Reserving (or revisiting) judgement4. Breaking FreeAnimals and artistsEscaping the potent audienceWashing off the human stain5. The last judgementTelling talesLearning from literatureSignificanceIndex

Rarely do I feel a book and author transform the way I think about myself, reputation, judgement, self and society. This one did. It’s like an invisible parrot on my shoulder telling me wise stuff, stuff that, bit, by bit, make me understand what it is to be human. Read it. Go on this exhilarating journey with the wise and wonderful author. You will find new insights, capacities and profundities, all essential for life in our times.