The Decadent Society: How We Became a Victim of Our Own Success by Ross Douthat: Conversation Starters

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The Decadent Society: How We Became a Victim of Our Own Success by Ross Douthat: Conversation Starters

The Decadent Society is written by the New York Times best-selling author and columnist, Ross Douthat. This story portrays a powerful representation of how the turbulent age is defined by dark forces seemingly beyond the control of the people. Douthat gives the readers an explanation of what occurs when a prosperous and prevailing society finishes advancing, such as the combination of wealth and technological expertise with economic stagnation, political deadlocks, cultural exhaustion, and decline in demographics, creates a strange kind of sustainable decadence. Douthat also provides readers with an enlightening analysis of the contemporary condition of society and how society’s decadence might eventually end. 

A Brief Look Inside: 
 
EVERY GOOD BOOK CONTAINS A WORLD FAR DEEPER
than the surface of its pages. The characters and their world come alive, 
and the characters and its world still live on. 
Conversation Starters is peppered with questions designed to
bring us beneath the surface of the page
and invite us into the world that lives on. 
 
These questions can be used to create hours of conversation:
 
• Foster a deeper understanding of the book
• Promote an atmosphere of discussion for groups
• Assist in the study of the book, either individually or corporately
• Explore unseen realms of the book as never seen before
 
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• Language: English
• Publisher: Daily Books
• Release date: May 7, 2020
• ISBN: 9788835874799

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Introducing The Decadent Society

The New York Times best-selling author, Ross Douthat, brings the readers another stimulating and bright new book. The Decadent Society is a far-reaching, insightful work of Douthat on the stagnant state of Western liberalism. Douthat has defined the word decadence, saying it refers to economic stagnation, institutional decay, as well as cultural and intellectual exhaustion at a high level of material prosperity and technological development. Douthat explained that the best analog of the current situation is imperial Rome, which was characterized by W.H. Auden. This city managed to survive for four centuries without warmth, hope, or creativity. Another explanation of Douthat’s Decadence is a kind of cultural fatigue and world-weariness that worries Douthat because it looks like to be justifiable rather than an introduction to