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PublisherKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group

ISBN-100385542038

ISBN-139780385542036

eBay Product ID (ePID)221588033

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Book TitleAssholes: a Theory of Donald Trump

Number of Pages144 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2016

TopicPolitical Process / Campaigns & Elections, Sociology / General, Ethics & Moral Philosophy, General, Personality, American Government / General, Political, Political Process / Political Parties

GenrePolitical Science, Philosophy, Social Science, Self-Help, Psychology

AuthorAaron James

FormatHardcover

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Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight6.4 Oz

Item Length6.5 in

Item Width4.7 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2016-015259

SynopsisMake America Great Again? Donald Trump is an asshole is a fact widely agreed upon--even by his supporters, who actually like that about him. But his startling political rise makes the question of just what sort of asshole he is, and how his assholedom may help to explain his success, one not just of philosophical interest but of almost existential urgency. Enter the philosopher Aaron James, author of the foundational text in the burgeoning field of Asshole Studies: the bestselling Assholes: A Theory . In this brisk and trenchant inquiry into the phenomenon that is Donald Trump, James places the man firmly in the typology of the asshole (takes every advantage, entrenched sense of entitlement, immune to criticism); considers whether, in the Hobbesian world we seem to inhabit, he might not somehow be a force for good--i.e., the Stronger Asshole; and offers a suggestion for how the bonds of our social contract, spectacularly broken by Trump's (and Ted Cruz's) disdain for democratic civility, might in time be repaired. You will never think about Donald Trump and his Art of the Deal the same way after reading this book. And, like it or not, think about him we must., Make America Great Again? Donald Trump is an asshole is a fact widely agreed upon-even by his supporters, who actually like that about him. But his startling political rise makes the question of just what sort of asshole he is, and how his assholedom may help to explain his success, one not just of philosophical interest but of almost existential urgency. Enter the philosopher Aaron James, author of the foundational text in the burgeoning field of Asshole Studies- the bestselling Assholes- A Theory . In this brisk and trenchant inquiry into the phenomenon that is Donald Trump, James places the man firmly in the typology of the asshole (takes every advantage, entrenched sense of entitlement, immune to criticism); considers whether, in the Hobbesian world we seem to inhabit, he might not somehow be a force for good-i.e., the Stronger Asshole; and offers a suggestion for how the bonds of our social contract, spectacularly broken by Trump's (and Ted Cruz's) disdain for democratic civility, might in time be repaired. You will never think about Donald Trump and his Art of the Deal the same way after reading this book. And, like it or not, think about him we must.

LC Classification NumberE901.1.T78J36 2016