Transcending the Age of Entitlement

The essays in this volume address the psychological effects of what underlies the cultural and political polarization - an ever widening sense of entitlement. When we consider the expansion of entitlement, we understand that it’s a multipolar society.

Entitlement has two meanings, one straightforward, the other convoluted. The first meaning is societal, referring to legal and moral rights that all people share equally.

The problematic meaning is psychological and interpersonal:

“My right to have something is superior to your right not to give it to me.”

“My right to feel comfortable is superior to your right to think and say what you please”.