{"product_id":"141427","title":"Why are we so passionate about leftist thinking? ","description":"\u003ccenter\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:center\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/tmgdisk01.cafe24.com\/images\/vs\/4172\/sv\/WQtVOAsM6XDJo1g3J4NVBT.png?v=1764957912\" style=\"max-width:100%;max-height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"width:95%\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:center;font-size:30px;font-weight:bolder;line-height:1.6em\"\u003e Why are we so enthusiastic about leftist thinking? \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"border-bottom:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-color:;padding-bottom:20px\"\u003e\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable align=\"center\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\u003ctbody style=\"border:0px\"\u003e\n\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd align=\"center\" style=\"line-height:1.2em;text-align:center;font-size:18px;color:black;font-weight:bold;padding-bottom:20px;\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"text-align:center\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/image.yes24.com\/goods\/71764114\/XL\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"width:95%;{split_style6}padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:left;font-size:16px;font-weight:bold;padding-bottom:20px\"\u003e Description \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:left;word-break:break-all;font-size:14px;line-height:1.6em;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ch5\u003e \u003cb\u003eBook Introduction\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cdiv\u003eThe negative effects of the \"interventionist mindset\" that the economy can be revived through deep government intervention are spreading widely.\u003cbr\u003e Despite the obvious problems, there is no hope for a change in policy direction.\u003cbr\u003e Also, the voices of those who hold the baseless belief that our people can live peacefully while leaving North Korea's nuclear weapons in place are growing louder.\u003cbr\u003e Where is this leftist mindset leading our society? Gong Byung-ho, a leading figure in market-friendly liberalism, diagnoses the reality that idealistic policies rooted in optimism are worsening the economic and security situation.\u003cbr\u003e Furthermore, it analyzes the origins and characteristics of leftist thinking from various angles and raises a grave sense of crisis about the future it will bring.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ch5\u003e \u003cb\u003eindex\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e Preface: The Power of the Invisible\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1 Leftist Thinking\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e01 Utopia is attractive\u003cbr\u003e 02 Instinct is powerful\u003cbr\u003e 03 It doesn't take any effort\u003cbr\u003e 04 The innate part is strong\u003cbr\u003e 05 Acquired effort also has an effect\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2: Characteristics of Leftist Thought\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 01 Follow the voice of your instincts\u003cbr\u003e 02 With warmth\u003cbr\u003e 03 Strong belief in goodness\u003cbr\u003e 04 Believe in your own moral superiority\u003cbr\u003e 05 Do not value innate differences\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3: The World and Leftist Thinking\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 01 Strong belief in control\u003cbr\u003e 02 Not satisfied with eliminating evil\u003cbr\u003e 03 Viewing it as a conflict between groups\u003cbr\u003e 04 I think a sudden break is possible.\u003cbr\u003e 05 Seen as dominance and subordination\u003cbr\u003e 06 I believe the world should be equal.\u003cbr\u003e 07 I believe I can create anything\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4: Markets and Leftist Thinking\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 01 Not friendly to competition\u003cbr\u003e 02 Do not accept that ups and downs and eliminations are inevitable.\u003cbr\u003e 03 Underestimating the problem-solving capabilities of economic entities\u003cbr\u003e 04 Indifference to the invisible effects of economic policy \u003cbr\u003e05 I believe that the economy should also be subject to democratization.\u003cbr\u003e 06 Not free from resentment toward those who came before\u003cbr\u003e 07 Prefer standardization and uniformity\u003cbr\u003e 08 I feel aversion to flexibility\u003cbr\u003e 09 Not understanding the importance of the mind\u003cbr\u003e 10 Always with government interventionism\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5 Politics and Leftist Thought\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 01 Do not pursue an identity whose goal is freedom.\u003cbr\u003e 02 Property rights are considered as a means or tool.\u003cbr\u003e 03 Friendly to populism\u003cbr\u003e 04 Opening an era of political excess\u003cbr\u003e 05 It is not easy to present an alternative to dynamism.\u003cbr\u003e 06 Prefer the choice of senses\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion: The Advancement and Future of Leftist Thought\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ch5\u003e \u003cb\u003eInto the book\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e Professor Friedrich von Hayek once recalled feeling “a deep sense of loneliness as an academic” during the period from the 1940s to the 1970s, when left-wing ideas gained immense popularity in Britain and across Europe. \u003cbr\u003e[…] Leftist thinking is likely to be accepted by anyone except exceptional people because it saves energy, is easy, and is comfortable.\u003cbr\u003e Humans are more interested in the near future than in the distant future, and are more attracted to their own interests than to the interests of society or the whole.\u003cbr\u003e So, leftist thinking is popular in any society.\u003cbr\u003e --- p.39\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e So, are people accustomed to leftist thinking truly morally superior to others? In fact, all humans are so similar that it's almost as if they're all the same.\u003cbr\u003e Even those who claim, “I am completely flawless,” are not as morally and ethically clean as they claim to be when you look deep inside.\u003cbr\u003e People with particularly leftist thinking cannot be seen as superior in terms of morality or ethics as they claim.\u003cbr\u003e Humans, whether left or right, are just sinful humans. \u003cbr\u003eThe story is that there are bright sides, but there are also just as many dark sides.\u003cbr\u003e --- p.94\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Government intervention is increasing in all areas, and governments are infringing on the freedoms of others to help some.\u003cbr\u003e Those who benefit are only happy with the small gains, and few notice the harm that the loss of freedom would bring.\u003cbr\u003e Few people pay attention to the problems of a society that has lost the foundation of freedom that enables creative activity in all areas.\u003cbr\u003e Who could possibly know that we are on the path to a stagnant society, content with a uniform supply due to excessive government intervention? Only a few people realize they are on the path to slavery or grasp the meaning of this loss until they experience the full impact of the loss of freedom. \u003cbr\u003eThe foundations of a free society are extremely fragile unless a majority of people believe that all policies and institutions must be \"plans for freedom.\"\u003cbr\u003e --- p.165\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The desire to drastically raise the minimum wage to protect those on low wages is also a typical characteristic of those with leftist thinking.\u003cbr\u003e It is easy to predict how many people will immediately benefit from the rapid increase in the minimum wage and to what extent they will benefit from the minimum wage increase policy.\u003cbr\u003e However, they overlook the fact that these wage increases may cause potential new entrants to the market as entrepreneurs to either forgo entry due to rising labor costs or reduce the number of people they intend to hire. \u003cbr\u003eThe fact that a double-digit minimum wage increase in one year would dampen something as invisible as the motivation of the self-employed is not something that catches the eye of those with leftist thinking.\u003cbr\u003e In their eyes, only those who receive more money are included.\u003cbr\u003e --- pp.201-202\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The ideas and beliefs that dominate an era belong to the intellectual infrastructure of a society.\u003cbr\u003e During the era of prosperity, the mainstream of Korean society overlooked the importance of invisible ideas.\u003cbr\u003e It may be too late to reverse the massive flow of leftist thinking that has steadily accumulated over the past 20 years.\u003cbr\u003e It's not impossible, but it will take a lot of effort.\u003cbr\u003e After experiencing an emergency situation like an economic crisis, I expect that citizens will realize that it is not easy to escape such a situation with government intervention. \u003cbr\u003eBy the time we reach that realization, the environment surrounding Korea will have changed significantly.\u003cbr\u003e I'm worried that it might end up like raising your hand after the bus has left.\u003cbr\u003e When healthy thinking collapses, visible material things also collapse.\u003cbr\u003e I prepared this book in the hope that more citizens will overcome their instincts before greater difficulties arise.\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e --- p.292\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ch5\u003e \u003cb\u003ePublisher's Review\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe Roots of Leftist Thinking and Korea's Future\u003cbr\u003e Where will the powerfully attractive leftist thinking lead Korean society?\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e History shows that certain ideas, ideologies, and thoughts have led many people.\u003cbr\u003e In particular, modern Korean society is experiencing a fiery clash of values ​​and worldviews in almost every aspect, including politics, economy, culture, and military. \u003cbr\u003e'Leftist thinking', which is highly attractive and addictive and has a strong appeal to people's minds, causes many people to rush down a certain path without much thought.\u003cbr\u003e In this reality, understanding the nature of leftist thinking is of great help in diagnosing the present state of Korean society and predicting its future.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLeftist thinking has spread in Korean society. What does our future hold?\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 1 examines the structural characteristics of leftist thinking.\u003cbr\u003e It deals with the thought of reflecting on oneself and others, a kind of 'humanism' based on the roots and origins of leftist thinking.\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 2 deals with the most important characteristics of leftist thinking.\u003cbr\u003e Leftist thinking follows the voice of instinct, emphasizes warmth, has a strong belief in goodness, believes in its own moral superiority, and does not consider innate differences important.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eChapters 3 to 5 deal with the specific characteristics of leftist thinking, dividing them into the world, the market, and politics.\u003cbr\u003e It consists of leftist thinking in terms of the world, leftist thinking in terms of the market, and leftist thinking in terms of politics.\u003cbr\u003e The characteristics of the left provide a clear glimpse into the current state of Korean society.\u003cbr\u003e Moreover, it can help us understand the causes of current problems such as the long-term recession.\u003cbr\u003e Finally, we forecast the direction in which leftist thinking will lead Korean society. \u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"width:95%;padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:left;font-size:16px;font-weight:bold;padding-bottom:20px\"\u003e GOODS SPECIFICS \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:left;font-size:14px;line-height:1.6em;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"width:100%;margin-bottom:5px;line-height:1.6em;font-size:14px\"\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eDate of issue:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 29, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"width:100%;margin-bottom:5px;line-height:1.6em;font-size:14px\"\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003ePage count, weight, size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 300 pages | 543g | 152*225*19mm\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"width:100%;margin-bottom:5px;line-height:1.6em;font-size:14px\"\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9791196509248\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"width:100%;margin-bottom:5px;line-height:1.6em;font-size:14px\"\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1196509247 \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/center\u003e","brand":"LIBRAIRIE COREENNE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43894473130026,"sku":"141427","price":24.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0683\/2750\/5962\/files\/5edcde78bb94eb380510406f0703aa06.jpg?v=1765434277","url":"https:\/\/librairie.coreenne.fr\/en\/products\/141427","provider":"LIBRAIRIE COREENNE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}