Enjoying What We Don't Have

Enjoying What We Don't Have
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Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Total Pages : 458
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ISBN-10 : 9781496210524
ISBN-13 : 1496210522
Rating : 4/5 (24 Downloads)

Synopsis Enjoying What We Don't Have by : Todd McGowan

Although there have been many attempts to apply the ideas of psychoanalysis to political thought, this book is the first to identify the political project inherent in the fundamental tenets of psychoanalysis. And this political project, Todd McGowan contends, provides an avenue for emancipatory politics after the failure of Marxism in the twentieth century. Where others seeking the political import of psychoanalysis have looked to Freud's early work on sexuality, McGowan focuses on Freud's discovery of the death drive and Jacques Lacan's elaboration of this concept. He argues that the self-destruction occurring as a result of the death drive is the foundational act of emancipation around which we should construct our political philosophy. Psychoanalysis offers the possibility for thinking about emancipation not as an act of overcoming loss but as the embrace of loss. It is only through the embrace of loss, McGowan suggests, that we find the path to enjoyment, and enjoyment is the determinative factor in all political struggles--and only in a political project that embraces the centrality of loss will we find a viable alternative to global capitalism.

Health, Money, and Love . . . And Why We Don't Enjoy Them

Health, Money, and Love . . . And Why We Don't Enjoy Them
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Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Total Pages : 192
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ISBN-10 : 9781467426671
ISBN-13 : 1467426679
Rating : 4/5 (71 Downloads)

Synopsis Health, Money, and Love . . . And Why We Don't Enjoy Them by : Robert Farrar Capon

This is a print on demand book and is therefore non- returnable. In this deliciously twisting, engaging, multi- genre narrative, Robert Farrar Capon explores three areas of life that concern us all — health, money, and love — pokes fun of the religions we make of them, and trumpets the radical gospel of grace, the only alternative that can free us to be truly happy. Using a variety of styles — movie script, dialogue, parable, letter, and, of course, his typically sparkling prose — Capon discusses religion and happiness in the light of "holy luck," the notion that God uses chance as his normal device for running the world and establishing his relationship with us. He argues that in espousing false religions such as health, money, and love in our pursuit of happiness, we reject God's holy luck for the illusion of our own control. "Happiness," he asserts, "lies in our ability to accept everything that happens and then either enjoy it gratefully or reconcile it patiently. We may not be able to control all of the things that happen outside us, but since we are in control of both our gratitude and our patience, there is always and in every circumstance a path open to the happiness that God already has over everything." Capon proceeds to explore and interweave the topics of childhood, romance, work, play, exercise and eating habits, aging, and death within his twin themes of religion and happiness. Blending his own experiences with ideas from a wide range of authorities, including Augustine, Dame Julian of Norwich, Meister Eckhart, Chesterton, and Charles Williams, he challenges us to rethink our conception of God, our values, and our entire lives. Full of provocative insights, Health, Money, and Love will surely attract, stir, and delight a wide readership.

Parliamentary Papers

Parliamentary Papers
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 1022
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ISBN-10 : STANFORD:36105009898292
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (92 Downloads)

Synopsis Parliamentary Papers by : Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons

Foster

Foster
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Publisher : Grove Press
Total Pages : 73
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ISBN-10 : 9780802160157
ISBN-13 : 0802160158
Rating : 4/5 (57 Downloads)

Synopsis Foster by : Claire Keegan

An international bestseller and one of The Times’ “Top 50 Novels Published in the 21st Century,” Claire Keegan’s piercing contemporary classic Foster is a heartbreaking story of childhood, loss, and love; now released as a standalone book for the first time ever in the US It is a hot summer in rural Ireland. A child is taken by her father to live with relatives on a farm, not knowing when or if she will be brought home again. In the Kinsellas’ house, she finds an affection and warmth she has not known and slowly, in their care, begins to blossom. But there is something unspoken in this new household—where everything is so well tended to—and this summer must soon come to an end. Winner of the prestigious Davy Byrnes Award and published in an abridged version in the New Yorker, this internationally bestselling contemporary classic is now available for the first time in the US in a full, standalone edition. A story of astonishing emotional depth, Foster showcases Claire Keegan’s great talent and secures her reputation as one of our most important storytellers.

The Living Age

The Living Age
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 848
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ISBN-10 : STANFORD:36105010212491
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (91 Downloads)

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School and Home Education

School and Home Education
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 524
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015077071440
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (40 Downloads)

Synopsis School and Home Education by :

Health, Money, and Love

Health, Money, and Love
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Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Total Pages : 192
Release :
ISBN-10 : 0802808522
ISBN-13 : 9780802808523
Rating : 4/5 (22 Downloads)

Synopsis Health, Money, and Love by : Robert Farrar Capon

In this delightfully twisting, engaging, multi-genre narrative. Robert Farrar Capon explores three areas of life that concern us all -- health, money, and love -- pokes fun of the religions we make of them, and trumpets the radical gospel of grace, the only alternative that can free us to be truly happy.

Missions

Missions
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 788
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015074647085
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (85 Downloads)

Synopsis Missions by : Howard Benjamin Grose

How to Talk About Books You Haven't Read

How to Talk About Books You Haven't Read
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages : 129
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781596917149
ISBN-13 : 1596917148
Rating : 4/5 (49 Downloads)

Synopsis How to Talk About Books You Haven't Read by : Pierre Bayard

In this delightfully witty, provocative book, literature professor and psychoanalyst Pierre Bayard argues that not having read a book need not be an impediment to having an interesting conversation about it. (In fact, he says, in certain situations reading the book is the worst thing you could do.) Using examples from such writers as Graham Greene, Oscar Wilde, Montaigne, and Umberto Eco, he describes the varieties of "non-reading"-from books that you've never heard of to books that you've read and forgotten-and offers advice on how to turn a sticky social situation into an occasion for creative brilliance. Practical, funny, and thought-provoking, How to Talk About Books You Haven't Read-which became a favorite of readers everywhere in the hardcover edition-is in the end a love letter to books, offering a whole new perspective on how we read and absorb them.

Temple Bar

Temple Bar
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 572
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ISBN-10 : STANFORD:36105119107022
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (22 Downloads)

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