Why grow up? : subversive thoughts for an infantile age
Record details
- ISBN: 0374289964
- ISBN: 9780374289966
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Physical Description:
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231 pages ; 20 cm - Edition: First American edition.
- Publisher: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2015.
- Copyright: ©2014.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Originally published in 2014 by Penguin Books, Great Britain. |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Historical backgrounds : possible worlds -- What is enlightenment? -- Breaking chains -- Infancy, childhood, adolescence -- Busy being born -- Don't get fooled again -- Dissatisfied minds -- Becoming adult -- Education -- Travel -- Work -- Why grow up? |
Summary, etc.: | In "Why Grow Up? "the philosopher Susan Neiman asks not just why one should grow up but how. In making her case she draws chiefly from the thought of Kant and Rousseau, who articulated very different theories on the proper way to "come of age." But these thinkers complement each other in seeking a "path between mindlessly accepting everything you're told and mindlessly rejecting it," and in learning to live without despair in a world marked by painful realities and uncertainties. |
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Subject: | Maturation (Psychology) Maturation (Psychology) |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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East Longmeadow Public Library | 155.2 NEI (Text) | 30595000947021 | Second Floor | Available | - |