Should We Enhance Self-esteem?

  • ROACHE R
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Abstract

The conviction that high self-esteem is beneficial both to the individual and to society in general has been pervasive both in academia and in popular culture. If it is indeed beneficial, it is a prime candidate for pharmacological enhancement. There is evidence to suggest, however, that the benefits of high self-esteem to the individual have been exaggerated; and that there are few - if any - social benefits. With this evidence in mind, I consider in what ways high self-esteem is valuable, and suggest how enhancement could play a role in maximising its valuable aspects.

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ROACHE, R. (2007). Should We Enhance Self-esteem? Philosophica, 79(1). https://doi.org/10.21825/philosophica.82186

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