Emmanuel Falque Nothing to It

reading Freud as a philosopher

The confrontation between philosophy and psychoanalysis has had its heyday. After the major debates between Paul Ricoeur, Maurice Merleau-Ponty, Jacques Derrida, Gilles Deleuze, and Michel Henry, this dialogue now seems to have broken down. It has therefore proven necessary and gainful to revisit these debates to explore their re-usability and the degree to which they can provide new insights from a contemporary point of view. It can be said that contemporary philosophy suffers from an 'excess of...

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Engels | PDF, 7,2 MB | Leuven University Press, Leuven | 2020

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Whose weight is it anyway?

essays on ethics and eating

It is a simple truth: nobody can do without food. But to solely describe food as a biological need would be too limited, neglecting the fact that food is a social and cultural practice as well. Despite its appearance, food is not even morally neutral. It is this moral aspect that is being explored in the book. Scholars from various disciplines address the ethical perspective of changing food habits in general, and the promotion of healthy eating in particular. While it is certainly the case that...

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Engels | ePub2, 0,4 MB | Acco, Leuven | 2011

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Daniel Goleman Emotional intelligence

why it can matter more than IQ

Studie over het belang van emotionele vaardigheden als doorslaggevende factor voor succes in werk en relaties.

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Engels | 325 pagina's | Bloomsbury Publishing, London | 2020

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Michael Foley The age of absurdity

why modern life makes it hard to be happy

Monografie over de grote paradox van de moderne tijd: hoe beter we het hebben, hoe ongelukkiger we zijn.

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Engels | 260 pagina's | Simon & Schuster, London [etc.] | 2011

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Joanna Thornhill The new mindful home and how to make it yours

Engels | 143 pagina's | Laurence King, London | 2021

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