Social Individualism: A Bold Blueprint for Our Future

By: Melvyn L. Fein

The conflict between the Liberals and Conservatives is tearing our nation apart. With no off-ramp in sight, the outlook is bleak. Social Individualism: A Bold Blueprint for Our Future may therefore be one of the most important books you ever read. It proposes what social scientists call a paradigm shift. If we are to understand--and surmount--our differences, we need a new framework. Instead of neo-Marxist battles over who should control the means of production, the government or private owners, we must realize that we confront a more fundamental problem. Unlike any other mammal on our planet, in a few short millennia, we moved from living in small to groups to residing in mass societies filled with diverse strangers. How was this possible? How do we keep from flying asunder in such a crowded world? Religion, the marketplace, and the government have each proved insufficient adhesives. We therefore need a new agenda. Social individualism provides this. As our civilization becomes more complex, each of us needs to become expert in making difficult choices. To do so, we must develop into principled realists, emotionally mature adults, and self-motivated specialists at our jobs and relationships. This is a tall order. In the meanwhile, we need to realize that our fate is in our hands. If we are to be saved, we will have to save ourselves.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1798730405
• ISBN13: 9781798730409
• Release Date: March 2019
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 297 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.8" x 6.0"