Feeling lonesome : the philosophy and psychology of loneliness / Ben Lazare Mijuskovic.

  • Mijuskovic, Ben Lazare
Date:
[2015]
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Description

"The present work explores not only the nature of loneliness but also its ultimate origins and whether in its beginning, as well as in its end, it is grounded in the mechanisms of the brain or instead centered in the creations of the mind."--Introduction (page xiv).

Publication/Creation

Santa Barbara, California : Praeger, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2015]

Physical description

xiv, 203 pages ; 25 cm

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Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Historical and conceptual overview -- Philosophical roots : self-consciousness/reflexivity -- Philosophical roots : intentionality/transcendence -- Loneliness and phenomenology -- Psychological roots of loneliness -- Loneliness and language -- The unconscious and the subconscious -- Therapeutic measures.

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Where to find it

  • LocationStatus
    Medical Collection
    BF575.L7 2015M63f
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ISBN

  • 9781440840289
  • 1440840288