In The Marginal Self: An Existential Inquiry into Narcissism , drawing from existential philosophy, psychiatry and literature, Ren??? J. Muller characterizes what he sees as the phenomenon of marginality--the failure to become one's most authentic and best self. This refusal often involves denying one's freedom, the essence of being human, even as that freedom is ironically misused in negating it. Muller argues that the Judeo-Christian tradition and the reliance on reason as a transcendent absolute, both bedrocks of ...
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In The Marginal Self: An Existential Inquiry into Narcissism , drawing from existential philosophy, psychiatry and literature, Ren??? J. Muller characterizes what he sees as the phenomenon of marginality--the failure to become one's most authentic and best self. This refusal often involves denying one's freedom, the essence of being human, even as that freedom is ironically misused in negating it. Muller argues that the Judeo-Christian tradition and the reliance on reason as a transcendent absolute, both bedrocks of Western culture for over 2,000 years, no longer provide a satisfactory foundation for living. He shows how marginalizing choices made in an alienating culture inevitably lead to disillusion and pathological behavior.
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Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. (Music, Piano) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
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Acceptable. Signed Copy Collectible-Acceptable. Good dust jacket. 10th printing. Signed by author on front free endpage. (music as recreation, piano, instruction and study)
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Very Good-/Fair hard cover. edgewear, foxing, tears, small bites, chips, scrapes, soiling, looseness at front flap, dust jacket. light shelfwear, rubbing, bit of slant spine, cover. owner info inside front cover. tanning edges & end pages, clean, tight, text. piano. memoirs. music. 12mo, hard cover, 247pp, illus
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Very Good-/Good hard cover. chips, scrapes, tanning, rubbing, small tears, price clipped with price stamped front flap, dust jacket. stamped that it's from library pool for armed forces on inside front cover & front end page. light shelfwear, cover. tanned edges, light tanning, cle 12mo, hard cover, 247pp, illus.