The Temptation of the Wall: Five Short Lessons on Civil Life - Couverture souple

Recalcati, Massimo

 
9781509548798: The Temptation of the Wall: Five Short Lessons on Civil Life
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ISBN 10 : 1509548793 ISBN 13 : 9781509548798
Editeur : Polity Press, 2022

Synopsis

Modern social and political life is characterized not only by a passion for freedom and a desire for human contact, but also by the urge to shut down, to refuse freedom and the responsibility that goes with it, to barter it away in return for our security: this is the temptation of the wall, a temptation with which every modern society has to come to terms.

Drawing on his experience as a psychoanalyst, Recalcati shows that the temptation of the wall is rooted in a deep psychological inclination: human beings have always drawn up borders and rejected the risks associated with being open to the outside world. But when these borders are turned into walls, they can only result in an impoverishment of the value of exchange and the loss of the dynamic plurality of a life shared with others.

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À propos de l'auteur

Massimo Recalcati is a bestselling author and psychoanalyst who teaches at the universities of Pavia and Verona.

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Éditeur
Polity Press
Date d'édition
2022
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1509548793
ISBN 13 
9781509548798
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
96
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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ISBN 10 :  1509548785 ISBN 13 :  9781509548781
Editeur : Polity Press, 2022
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