A World of Fragile Things

A World of Fragile ThingsPsychoanalytic perspective on what Western philosophers from Socrates to Foucault have called "the art of living." How are our lives meaningful? What is the relationship of loss to creativity? How can we best engage and overcome our suffering? From Socrates to Foucault, Western philosophers have sought to define "the art of living" the complex craft of human existence that elicits our thoughtful participation, and the idea that even though death

The book sheds new light on ancient Chinese thought and material culture and offers points of comparison to Western thought and modern science

creative and ethically-driven ways to use heritage for healing

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” In these lyric poems exploring the sights and sounds of Victorian London

Marina Abramović's performances test the durations of the human body

this edition of Pillars of Society is both modern and readable

This book consists of translated performer narrations that illuminate how one of the major Chinese theatrical forms has been taught and transmitted over the past century

women and sexuality

employing intertextual readings of a variety of Wordsworthian and Zen documents to broaden and deepen the East-West dialogue as it has been unfolding since the pioneering work of D

This revised and updated second edition of the bestselling guide to understanding football club finance includes analysis of the most recent club accounts

Naomi Shihab Nye

The postwar period in Australian history was rife with critical debate over notions of nation-building