Modern Living and Its Discontents: Critical Essays on Major Contemporary Issues that Greatly Affect Ourselves and Our World

We now exist in a world that is both vastly evolved and microscopically focused. Innovation tends to outpace reflection while consumption often outgrows need. With intellectual rigor and accessible insight, cultural critic and lifelong learner Stephen Hoenigmann examines the social, environmental, and psychological fallout of industrialization and modern economics, blending historical context, philosophical critique, sociological analysis, and scientific references alongside personal observ...