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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Add this copy of Playing the Piano for Pleasure to cart. $7.40, good condition, Sold by Wonder Book - Member ABAA/ILAB rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Frederick, MD, UNITED STATES.
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Good. Good condition. No Dust Jacket (Music, Music Instruction, Piano music) 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. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.
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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
Add this copy of Playing the Piano for Pleasure to cart. $32.00, good condition, Sold by Gail P Kennon Book-Comber rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from West New York, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 1941 by Simon & Schuster.
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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.
