Author: Peel, Bill
Social & political philosophy
Published on 13 May 2025 by Watkins Media Limited (Repeater Books) in the United Kingdom.
Paperback | 208 pages
197 x 131 x 18 | 190g
Against Ambition examinesthe psychological and societal impact of capitalist ambition and imagines aworld liberated from its pressures.
- Critical Exploration of Ambition: Analyseshow ambition became the dominant force shaping our lives since the 1980s,pushing us to view success as solely our responsibility”and failure as ourfault.
- The Cult of Capitalist Success: Bill Peelcritiques how capitalism turned ambition into an endless cycle of 'riseand grind,' passive income pursuits, and corporate competition, pushing usinto self-sacrificing, goal-oriented lives.
- A Call to Reimagine Life Beyond Ambition:Argues that relentless ambition undermines collective action and turnsindividuals into isolated social climbers, hindering efforts to create a moreequitable world.
- Radical Freedom in Letting Go: Advocates fora life freed from constant self-improvement, valuing the right to 'wastetime' as a radical act against neoliberal values.
Forreaders interested in social criticism, capitalism's influence on personalidentity, or alternative views on productivity and success, Against Ambitionoffers a powerful challenge to the œcult of ambition.�