MixedThe Washington PostAn accessible and engaging introduction to philosophical conceptions of shame, Gros’s book also—less successfully—advocates for a form of shame that can, as its subtitle suggests, drive political change ... But Gros’s abbreviated treatment of online shaming doesn’t acknowledge the fact that social media is practically shameless by design, built for selling oneself ... Gros’s book tends to focus on the psychological roots of contemporary shamelessness while neglecting the money that often fuels it ... Gros’s hopes for a resurgence of shame that serves as a \'marker of solidarity\' can ring hollow ... In the best sections of the book, Gros looks to Confucianism and ancient Greek philosophy to recover a positive understanding of shame.
