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Filled with brilliant wisdom and insights, Beyond Boredom and Anxiety offers a timeless introduction to the concept of flow and the scientific basis behind it-all through the work of one of the field's great scientists, Mihaly Csikzentmihalyi. Through real-life examples, discove…
"A stimulating psychoanalytic investigation that encourages a rethinking of the term 'Jouissance'"
"A stimulating psychoanalytic investigation that encourages a rethinking of the term 'Jouissance'"--
"A stimulating psychoanalytic investigation that encourages a rethinking of the term 'Jouissance'"--
"In this sequel to The History of Sexuality, Volume I: An Introduction, the brilliantly original French thinker who died in 1984 gives an analysis of how the ancient Greeks perceived sexuality. Throughout The Uses of Pleasure Foucault analyzes an irresistible array of ancient Gr…
Basic dialectical concepts -- The learning procedure -- The mixed life and its causes -- Pure pleasure and knowledge in the order of the good life -- The intrinsic goodness of pure pleasure -- Purity and the sciences -- Conclusion: Why should the good come to be?
Plato's Philebus presents a fascinating dialogue between the life of the mind and the life of pleasure. While Socrates decisively prioritizes the life of reason, he also shows that certain pleasures contribute to making the good life good. The Emerging Good in Plato's "Philebus"…
In this book John Kekes examines the indispensable role enjoyment plays in a good life. The key to it is the development of a style of life that combines an attitude and a manner of living and acting that jointly express one's deepest concerns. Since such styles vary with charac…
John Kekes examines the indispensable role enjoyment plays in a good life. The key to it is developing a style of life that combines an attitude and a manner of living and acting that jointly express one's deepest concerns. Kekes reorients moral thought toward a reasonable but p…