Love and the Abyss - Couverture souple

Ellis, Ralph

 
9780812694574: Love and the Abyss

Synopsis

In an ultra competitive culture over concerned with the appearance of invulnerability, people become susceptible to the existential threats that undermine a sense of well being: alienation, powerlessness, relative insignificance, and death. Using traditional pathways to "transcendent value experiences," Ralph Ellis explains love's ability to support a sense of intrinsic worth and alleviate existential fears. Students of philosophy and psychology and readers interested in history, romantic love, and cultural critique will appreciate the depth of discussion.

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À propos de l'auteur

Ralph Ellis, professor of philosophy at Clark Atlanta University, has authored nine books on the interrelations of emotional experience and philosophical meaning. Professor Ellis earned his Ph.D. in philosophy at Duquesne university and a postdoctorasl M.S. in Public Affairs at Georgia State University.

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