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The Way We Are - Couverture souple

Wheelis, Allen

 
9780393337969: The Way We Are
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0393337960 ISBN 13 : 9780393337969
Editeur : W. W. Norton & Company, 2006

Synopsis

Allen Wheelis starts from the premise that human beings do not know themselves because deception--including self-deception--is not only a strategy for survival, it is the basis of the social contract whereby man trades his individual freedom for the security of a tribe or state. Are we really motivated by ideals such as freedom, equality, and justice? In fact these are only distractions useful to the state, which demands conscience of us but is itself above all moral constraints, seeking only power. Were we to understand or dwell on our individual mortality, we would not be willing to make the necessary sacrifices or participate in the bloody business of the group.

This unsparing map of the human condition is presented in hypnotic prose and illustrated by vivid fictional narratives. Unsparing as it is, the book finds its way to an episode of transcendent love, for this too is part of the way we are.

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À propos de l'auteur

Allen Wheelis is a celebrated psychoanalyst and philosopher whose books include How People Change and The Illusionless Man. He lives in San Francisco, California.

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Éditeur
W. W. Norton & Company
Date d'édition
2006
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0393337960
ISBN 13 
9780393337969
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
144
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
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