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Record Nr.

UNINA9910522922003321

Autore

Mijuskovic Ben Lazare

Titolo

The Philosophical Roots of Loneliness and Intimacy : Political Narcissism and the Problem of Evil / / by Ben Lazare Mijuskovic

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2022

ISBN

9783030906023

9783030906016

Edizione

[1st ed. 2022.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (221 pages)

Disciplina

158.2

153

Soggetti

Social sciences - Philosophy

Philosophy - History

Social psychology

Sociology

Social Philosophy

History of Philosophy

Social Psychology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Chapter 1: Time-Consciousness, Personal Identity, and Loneliness -- Chapter 2: Consciousness Versus Language: Wittgenstein and Russell -- Chapter 3: Loneliness and the Possibility of a "Private Language" -- Chapter 4: Organic Communities, Atomistic Societies, and Loneliness -- Chapter 5: Ethical Responsibility, Spontaneity, and the Problem of Evil.-Chapter 6: Ethical Principles, Criteria, and the Meaning of Human Values.-Chapter 7: Loneliness and Political Narcissism.

Sommario/riassunto

Ben Lazare Mijuskovic has spent 40 years researching theories of consciousness in relation to human loneliness, using an interdisciplinary and "history of ideas" approach. In this book, Mijuskovic combines Kant's theory of reflexive self-consciousness with Husserl's transcendent principle of intentionality to describe the distinctive philosophical, psychological, and sociological roots of



loneliness and intimacy. He argues that loneliness is innate, unavoidable, and constituted by the structure of self-consciousness itself. Ben Lazare Mijuskovic was associate professor at California State University, Dominguez Hills, USA, prior to retirement. He is also a licensed clinical therapist and has worked for many years with the San Diego and Los Angeles Departments of Mental Health.