Respect in a World of Inequality
by Richard Sennett
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Author: Richard SennettEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2004-01
ISBN: 0393325377
Number of pages: 304
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
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Book Review: Misguided view of respect
Summary: 3 Stars
To put it bluntly, this entire book can be refuted in one three word sentence: "Respect is EARNED."
Sennett seems to think that the world would be a better place if we simply had mutual respect for one another. And he's right. Unfortunately we can't "make" people have respect for anything or anyone, so what you end up with is a one-sided agreement.
It's a bit like waging peace with only one army laying down its weapons. Anyone with a whit of common sense knows what happens next.
I did enjoy his tales of growing up, even if it seems he took all the wrong lessons from those moments in his life when he could have gotten a little more of a realistic view of how the world works, and where REAL respect comes from: it is earned. Wishing for respect doesn't produce it, you have to do the thankless labor of earning it on your own.
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