2 hrs 26 mins | PHILOSOPHY | MovementsAuthenticity. 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 unhel...
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.
Holdforth reminds us that arguments for transparency and authenticity are routinely used by totalitarian regimes to justify ultra-nationalism, artistic censorship and population surveillance. Vulnerability may be a facet of the human condition but that is surely no reason to make it an aspiration. Well-meaning people may talk about the power of ‘my’ truth, but if pushed too far this risks a dissolution of agreed facts and shared reality, breaking down the decision-making processes essential to effective democracy.
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.
| # | Title | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 001 Opening Credits |
0 mins 16 secs |
| 2. | 002 How They Are Failing Our Democracy |
6 mins 24 secs |
| 3. | 003 No More Nay Saying |
7 mins 58 secs |
| 4. | 004 The Revaluation Of Values |
8 mins 06 secs |
| 5. | 005 Brene Brown And The New Commandments |
5 mins 54 secs |
| 6. | 006 Authenticity The Meta Virtue |
11 mins 44 secs |
| 7. | 007 Vulnerability Is Our Strength |
7 mins 22 secs |
| 8. | 008 Transparency Outranks Privacy |
9 mins 10 secs |
| 9. | 009 Neoliberalism Rides The Wave |
4 mins 29 secs |
| 10. | 010 Corporations With Purpose |
5 mins 33 secs |
| 11. | 011 My Truth Or Yours |
10 mins 56 secs |
| 12. | 012 Self Care Don't Care |
8 mins 35 secs |
| 13. | 013 Virtues Verses Democracy |
12 mins 28 secs |
| 14. | 014 LinkedIn Neoliberalism's Portal |
11 mins 37 secs |
| 15. | 015 From Class Virtues To Personal Labels |
8 mins 17 secs |
| 16. | 016 Inflatable Virtues Empathy And Humility |
10 mins 28 secs |
| 17. | 017 Looking Beyond |
13 mins 08 secs |
| 18. | 018 Acknowledgments |
0 mins 35 secs |
| 19. | 019 Closing Credits |
0 mins 46 secs |
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