Against Identity: The Wisdom Of Escaping Self Alexander Douglas Allen Lane Αγγλικά Βιβλία Social Sciences Philosophy

A Philosopher Explains Why The Search For Identity Is Meaningless And How We Should Escape Self Modern Life Encourages Us To Pursue Perfect Whether Aspire Become Best Lawyer Or Charity Worker Partner Celebrity Influencer Emulate Exemplars That Exist In World – Hoping It Will Bring Happiness But This Often Leads Complex Game Of Envy Pride Achieve These Identities Want Others Imitate Disagree With Those Whose Contradict Ours Leading Polarisation Even Violence Yet When They Thump Against Are Ashamed Ring Hollow Alexander Douglas Seeks An Alternative Wisdom Searching Work Three Thinkers Ancient Chinese Zhuangzi Dutch Enlightenment Thinker Benedict De Spinoza 20Th Century French Theorist René Girard He Explores Can Be Spiritual Away From Truth Through Their Worlds Radically Different Cultures Discover At Moments Historical Rupture Our Hunger Being Grows: Exactly Times Make Peace Indeterminacy Freedom Escaping Selves Σελίδες: 272 Έτος Έκδοσης: 1028 Διαστάσεις: 14 7X14 7Cm