Jonathan Lear

Wisdom Won from Illness: Essays in Philosophy and Psychoanalysis

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ISBN 13:: 9780674967847
author:: Jonathan Lear
format:: HardBack
publisher:: Harvard University Press
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2017
Pages:: 344
Dimensions:: 16.5 x 2.5 x 23.9 cm
Genre:: Health, Family & Lifestyle, Psychology & Psychiatry, Schools of Thought, Jonathan Lear,Wisdom Won from Illness: Essays in Philosophy and Psychoanalysis,Harvard University Press,0674967844,Psychology: Professional & General,History & Surveys - Ancient
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Wisdom Won from Illness brings together two fields of human inquiry: psychoanalysis and moral philosophy. Jonathan Lear explores how these disciplines can inform engaged ethical thought about living a fulfilling life. The ancient Greek philosophers offer insight into the nature of a well-lived life, with Socrates emphasizing reason's role in governing the psyche, and Aristotle seeing reason as presiding over the harmonious soul. In contrast, Freud's psychoanalysis reveals the stresses of modern existence and the ways people fall ill. Lear examines how literature shapes our understanding of non-rational aspects of the mind. This book offers rich readings of various literary works to illuminate the role of literature in shaping ethical thought about the human psyche.

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