{"product_id":"unbecoming-persons-the-rise-and-demise-of-the-modern-moral-self-paperback","title":"Unbecoming Persons: The Rise and Demise of the Modern Moral Self - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLadelle McWhorter\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA damning genealogy of modern personhood and a bold vision for a new ethics rooted in belonging rather than individuality.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In the face of ecological crisis, economic injustice, and political violence, the moral demands of being a good person are almost too much to bear. In \u003ci\u003eUnbecoming Persons\u003c\/i\u003e, Ladelle McWhorter argues that this strain is by design. Our ideas about personhood, she shows, emerged to sustain centuries of colonialism, slavery, and environmental destruction. We must look elsewhere to find our way out. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This history raises a hard question: Should we be persons at all, or might we live a good life without the constraints of individualism or the illusion of autonomy? In seeking an answer, McWhorter pushes back on the notion of our own personhood--our obsession with identity, self-improvement, and salvation--in search of a better way to live together in this world. Although she finds no easy answers, McWhorter ultimately proposes a new ethics that rejects both self-interest and self-sacrifice and embraces perpetual dependence, community, and the Earth\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLadelle McWhorter\u003c\/b\u003e is the Stephanie Bennett-Smith Chair of Women, Gender, \u0026amp; Sexuality Studies, Emerita at the University of Richmond. Her books include \u003ci\u003eRacism and Sexual Oppression in Anglo-America: A Genealogy\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.64 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 19, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45452368281679,"sku":"9780226843599","price":62.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0677\/3083\/3487\/files\/nSj1WQvSj69780226843599.webp?v=1780506342","url":"https:\/\/lumaryon.com\/products\/unbecoming-persons-the-rise-and-demise-of-the-modern-moral-self-paperback","provider":"Lumaryon Universal","version":"1.0","type":"link"}