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As read on BBC Radio 4's 'Book of the Week', a timely, moving and
profound exploration of how writers, composers and artists have
searched for solace while facing loss, tragedy and crisis, from the
historian and Booker Prize-shortlisted novelist Michael Ignatieff.
'This erudite and heartfelt survey reminds us that the need for
consolation is timeless, as are the inspiring words and examples of
those who walked this path before us.' Toronto Star When we lose
someone we love, when we suffer loss or defeat, when catastrophe
strikes - war, famine, pandemic - we go in search of consolation.
Once the province of priests and philosophers, the language of
consolation has largely vanished from our modern vocabulary, and
the places where it was offered, houses of religion, are often
empty. Rejecting the solace of ancient religious texts, humanity
since the sixteenth century has increasingly placed its faith in
science, ideology, and the therapeutic. How do we console each
other and ourselves in an age of unbelief? In a series of portraits
of writers, artists, and musicians searching for consolation - from
the books of Job and Psalms to Albert Camus, Anna Akhmatova, and
Primo Levi - writer and historian Michael Ignatieff shows how men
and women in extremity have looked to each other across time to
recover hope and resilience. Recreating the moments when great
figures found the courage to confront their fate and the
determination to continue unafraid, On Consolation takes those
stories into the present, movingly contending that we can revive
these traditions of consolation to meet the anguish and
uncertainties of the twenty-first century.
Although Camus was called the "conscience of his age," no writer
has continued to be both more vilified and exalted in the West. His
writings are not only a devastating critique of Western philosophy,
but Camus' cultural horizons are infused with heartfel
We're all searching for answers to the biggest questions. How to be
good? How to find calm? How to properly grieve? How to beat FOMO?
How to work out what truly matters? Well, good news is that the
wisest minds in history asked the exact same questions - and they
found answers. Their ancient philosophy of Stoicism can show us
that we today are in fact already in possession of the very tools
we need to excavate this much-needed wisdom for ourselves. So into
the past we go with Brigid Delaney, to a time not unlike our own:
one full of pandemonium, war, plagues, pestilence, treachery,
corruption, anxiety, overindulgence and, even then, the fear of a
climate apocalypse. By learning and living the teachings of three
ancient guides, Epictetus, Seneca and Marcus Aurelius, Brigid shows
us how we can apply these lessons to our modern lives in a way that
allows us to regain a sense of agency and tranquillity. Stoicism
can be tough medicine to swallow, but not here-this book is awash
with insight, humour and compassion. Timely and so very useful, and
filled to the brim with ways you can wrest back control, here are
all the reasons not to worry.
Interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) is a qualitative
research approach committed to the examination of how people make
sense of their major life experiences. This text provides a
detailed guide to conducting IPA research, presenting the
theoretical underpinnings of the approach, a comprehensive overview
of the stages of an IPA research project, and examples of
high-quality IPA studies. Extended worked examples from the
authors' own studies in health, psychological distress, and
identity illustrate the breadth and depth of IPA research, making
this book the definitive guide to IPA for students and researchers
alike. New to this edition: - A thoroughly updated chapter
dedicated to analysis - An exemplary mini-study - Improved and
updated terminology - A chapter discussing innovations in design,
data collection, and collaboration 'It is not often I can use
"accessible" and "phenomenology" in the same sentence, but reading
the new book, Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis...certainly
provides me the occasion to do so. I can say this because these
authors provide an engaging and clear introduction to a relatively
new analytical approach' - The Weekly Qualitative Report
HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of
best-loved, essential classics. No man can live a happy life, or
even a supportable life, without the study of wisdom Lucius Annaeus
Seneca (4 BC-AD 65) is one of the most famous Roman philosophers.
Instrumental in guiding the Roman Empire under emperor Nero, Seneca
influenced him from a young age with his Stoic principles. Later in
life, he wrote Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium, or Letters from a
Stoic, detailing these principles in full. Seneca’s letters read
like a diary, or a handbook of philosophical meditations. Often
beginning with observations on daily life, the letters focus on
many traditional themes of Stoic philosophy, such as the contempt
of death, the value of friendship and virtue as the supreme good.
Using Gummere’s translation from the early twentieth century,
this selection of Seneca’s letters shows his belief in the
austere, ethical ideals of Stoicism – teachings we can still
learn from today.
The Pythagorean Life is the most extensive surviving source on
Pythagoreanism, and has wider interest as an account of the
religious aspirations of late antiquity.
This book explores the importance of the philosophical dimension of
emotions, turning the traditional relationship between emotions and
philosophy upside down: instead of being one of many objects of
philosophical thought, an emotion contains an inherent
philosophical truth. For this thesis, the author refers to
Kierkegaard's groundbreaking discovery of 'anxiety' as an emotional
experience that is totally different from fear. This allows a
deeper understanding of the emotions, and reveals the philosophical
primacy of emotions over thoughts, which always convey a meaning.
Part I explores the three aspects of anxiety (anxiety about
'nothing', guilt-anxiety, shame-anxiety) that are distinguished by
their capacity to disclose the human condition in its naked
thatness, which is generally for most of us too hard to bear. Parts
II and III then discuss the basic human need for protection from
being overwhelmed by the ontological-emotional experience of
anxiety. Part II examines the protection given by negation of this
intolerable truth in its direct emotional repudiation in nausea,
envy and despair. Part III addresses the protection by the two
positive feelings of love and trust, which claim to be stronger
than anxiety and therefore to be able to overcome it. Only sympathy
cannot be categorised here. It belongs in a psychoanalytic therapy
guided by existential perspectives, where the analyst listens with
a philosophical ear and recognises his patients as 'reluctant
philosophers' who are especially sensitive to the ontological truth
disclosed in anxiety and therefore suffer not only 'from
reminiscences' (Freud), but also from their own being.
The Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment series,
previously known as SVEC (Studies on Voltaire and the Eighteenth
Century), has published over 500 peer-reviewed scholarly volumes
since 1955 as part of the Voltaire Foundation at the University of
Oxford. International in focus, Oxford University Studies in the
Enlightenment volumes cover wide-ranging aspects of the eighteenth
century and the Enlightenment, from gender studies to political
theory, and from economics to visual arts and music, and are
published in English or French.
The Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment series,
previously known as SVEC (Studies on Voltaire and the Eighteenth
Century), has published over 500 peer-reviewed scholarly volumes
since 1955 as part of the Voltaire Foundation at the University of
Oxford. International in focus, Oxford University Studies in the
Enlightenment volumes cover wide-ranging aspects of the eighteenth
century and the Enlightenment, from gender studies to political
theory, and from economics to visual arts and music, and are
published in English or French.
Now widely available in English for the first time, this is Carlo
Rovelli's first book: the thrilling story of a little-known man who
created one of the greatest intellectual revolutions Over two
thousand years ago, one man changed the way we see the world. Since
the dawn of civilization, humans had believed in the heavens above
and the Earth below. Then, on the Ionian coast, a Greek philosopher
named Anaximander set in motion a revolution. He not only conceived
that the Earth floats in space, but also that animals evolve, that
storms and earthquakes are natural, not supernatural, that the
world can be mapped and, above all, that progress is made by the
endless search for knowledge. Carlo Rovelli's first book, now
widely available in English, tells the origin story of scientific
thinking: our rebellious ability to reimagine the world, again and
again.
The Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment series,
previously known as SVEC (Studies on Voltaire and the Eighteenth
Century), has published over 500 peer-reviewed scholarly volumes
since 1955 as part of the Voltaire Foundation at the University of
Oxford. International in focus, Oxford University Studies in the
Enlightenment volumes cover wide-ranging aspects of the eighteenth
century and the Enlightenment, from gender studies to political
theory, and from economics to visual arts and music, and are
published in English or French.
The Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment series,
previously known as SVEC (Studies on Voltaire and the Eighteenth
Century), has published over 500 peer-reviewed scholarly volumes
since 1955 as part of the Voltaire Foundation at the University of
Oxford. International in focus, Oxford University Studies in the
Enlightenment volumes cover wide-ranging aspects of the eighteenth
century and the Enlightenment, from gender studies to political
theory, and from economics to visual arts and music, and are
published in English or French.
Known as the "patron saint of all outsiders," Simone Weil (1909-43)
was one of the twentieth century's most remarkable thinkers, a
philosopher who truly lived by her political and ethical ideals. In
a short life framed by the two world wars, Weil taught philosophy
to lycee students and organized union workers, fought alongside
anarchists during the Spanish Civil War and labored alongside
workers on assembly lines, joined the Free French movement in
London and died in despair because she was not sent to France to
help the Resistance. Though Weil published little during her life,
after her death, thanks largely to the efforts of Albert Camus,
hundreds of pages of her manuscripts were published to critical and
popular acclaim. While many seekers have been attracted to Weil's
religious thought, Robert Zaretsky gives us a different Weil,
exploring her insights into politics and ethics, and showing us a
new side of Weil that balances her contradictions-the rigorous
rationalist who also had her own brand of Catholic mysticism; the
revolutionary with a soft spot for anarchism yet who believed in
the hierarchy of labor; and the humanitarian who emphasized human
needs and obligations over human rights. Reflecting on the
relationship between thought and action in Weil's life, The
Subversive Simone Weil honors the complexity of Weil's thought and
speaks to why it matters and continues to fascinate readers today.
Understanding the motivations behind those who partake in extreme
sports can be difficult for some. If the popular conception holds
that the incentive behind extreme sports participation is entirely
to do with risking one's life, then this confusion will continue to
exist. However, an in-depth examination of the phenomenology of the
extreme sport experience yields a much more complex picture. This
book revisits the definition of extreme sports as those activities
where a mismanaged mistake or accident would most likely result in
death. Extreme sports are not necessarily synonymous with risk and
participation may not be about risk-taking. Participants report
deep inner transformations that influence world views and
meaningfulness, feelings of coming home and authentic integration
as well as a freedom beyond the everyday. Phenomenologically, these
experiences have been interpreted as transcendent of time, other,
space and body. Extreme sport participation therefore points to a
more potent, life-enhancing endeavour worthy of further
investigation. This book adopts a broad hermeneutic
phenomenological approach to critique the assumed relationship to
risk-taking, the death wish and the concept of "No Fear" in extreme
sports, and repositions the experience in a previously unexplored
manner. This is valuable reading for students and academics
interested in Sports Psychology, Social Psychology, Health
Psychology, Tourism, Leisure Studies and the practical applications
of phenomenology.
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Discover fascinating and illuminating contributions to historical
and contemporary issues in the philosophy of mind In the newly
revised second edition of This Is Philosophy of Mind: An
Introduction, accomplished philosopher Pete Mandik delivers an
accessible primer on the core issues animating contemporary and
historical discussions in the philosophy of mind. The book is part
of the This is Philosophy series that introduces undergraduate
students to key concepts and methods in the study of philosophy.
This particular edition walks readers through perennial issues like
the mind-body problem, artificial intelligence, free will, and the
nature of consciousness. This is Philosophy of Mind: An
Introduction also provides complimentary access to valuable
supplemental online resources.
In an enlightening dialogue with Descartes, Kant, Husserl and
Gadamer, Professor Seifert argues that the original inspiration of
phenomenology was nothing other than the primordial insight of
philosophy itself, the foundation of philosophia perennis. His
radical rethinking of the phenomenological method results in a
universal, objectivist philosophy in direct continuity with Plato,
Aristotle and Augustine. In order to validate the classical claim
to know autonomous being, the author defends Husserl's
methodological principle "Back to things themselves" from
empiricist and idealist critics, including the later Husserl, and
replies to the arguments of Kant which attempt to discredit the
knowability of things in themselves. Originally published in 1982,
this book culminates in a phenomenological and critical unfolding
of the Augustinian cogito, as giving access to immutable truth
about necessary essences and the real existence of personal being.
Professor Grossman's introduction to the revolutionary work of
Husserl, Heidegger and Sartre studies the ideas of their
predecessors too, explaining in detail Descartes's conception of
the mind, Brentano's theory of intentionality, and Kierkegaard's
emphasis on dread, while tracing the debate over existence and
essence as far back as Aquinas and Aristotle. For a full
understanding of the existentialists and phenomenologists, we must
also understand the problems that they were trying to solve. This
book, originally published in 1984, presents clearly how the main
concerns of phenomenology and existentialism grew out of tradition.
This volume contains a translation of four early manuscripts by
Alfred Schutz, unpublished at the time, written between 1924 and
1928. The publication of these four essays adds much to our
knowledge and appreciation of the wide range of Schutz's
phenomenological and sociological interests. Originally published
in 1987. The essays consist of: a challenging presentation of a
phenomenology of cognition and a treatment of Bergson's conceptions
of images, duration, space time and memory; a discussion of the
meanings connected with the grammatical forms of language in
general; a consideration of the relation between meaning-contents
and literary forms in poetry, literary prose narration and dramatic
presentation; and an examination of resemblances and differences in
the inner forms and characteristics of the major theatrical art
forms.
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