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On Giving Up
by Adam Phillips
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Pub Date
Mar 26 2024
| Archive Date
Apr 08 2024
Description
One of The New York Times Critics' Picks of the Year
From acclaimed psychoanalyst Adam Phillips, a meditation on what we must give up to feel more alive.
To give up or not to give up?
The question can feel inescapable but the answer is never simple.
Giving up our supposed vices is one thing; giving up on life itself is quite another. One form of self-sacrifice feels positive, something to admire and aspire to, while the other is profoundly unsettling, if not actively undesirable.
There are always, it turns out, both good and bad sacrifices, but it is not always clear beforehand which is which. We give something up because we believe we can no longer go on as we are. In this sense, giving up is a critical moment—an attempt to make a different future.
In On Giving Up, the acclaimed psychoanalyst Adam Phillips illuminates both the gaps and the connections between the many ways of giving up and helps us to address the central question: What must we give up in order to feel more alive?
One of The New York Times Critics' Picks of the Year
From acclaimed psychoanalyst Adam Phillips, a meditation on what we must give up to feel more alive.
To give up or not to give up?
The question can...
Description
One of The New York Times Critics' Picks of the Year
From acclaimed psychoanalyst Adam Phillips, a meditation on what we must give up to feel more alive.
To give up or not to give up?
The question can feel inescapable but the answer is never simple.
Giving up our supposed vices is one thing; giving up on life itself is quite another. One form of self-sacrifice feels positive, something to admire and aspire to, while the other is profoundly unsettling, if not actively undesirable.
There are always, it turns out, both good and bad sacrifices, but it is not always clear beforehand which is which. We give something up because we believe we can no longer go on as we are. In this sense, giving up is a critical moment—an attempt to make a different future.
In On Giving Up, the acclaimed psychoanalyst Adam Phillips illuminates both the gaps and the connections between the many ways of giving up and helps us to address the central question: What must we give up in order to feel more alive?
A Note From the Publisher
Adam Phillips is one of the foremost psychoanalysts practicing in the world today, and a visiting professor in the English department at the University of York. He is the author of many books, including On Kissing, Tickling, and Being Bored; and On Balance. He is also coauthor, with the historian Barbara Taylor, of On Kindness.
Adam Phillips is one of the foremost psychoanalysts practicing in the world today, and a visiting professor in the English department at the University of York. He is the author of many books...
A Note From the Publisher
Adam Phillips is one of the foremost psychoanalysts practicing in the world today, and a visiting professor in the English department at the University of York. He is the author of many books, including On Kissing, Tickling, and Being Bored; and On Balance. He is also coauthor, with the historian Barbara Taylor, of On Kindness.
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Available Editions
| EDITION |
Other Format |
| ISBN |
9780374614140 |
| PRICE |
$26.00 (USD)
|
| PAGES |
160
|
Available on NetGalley
NetGalley Shelf App (EPUB)
Send to Kindle (EPUB)
Download (EPUB)
Average rating from 8 members
Featured Reviews
Reviewer 1183623
What must we give up in order to feel more alive? Psychoanalyst Adam Phillips has created an insightful and rich meditation on the inevitability of giving up. I found the book to be extremely well structured and was impressed with how successfully it navigates the pros and cons of how we proceed in our most critical moments. The writing style and logic both exceeded my expectations.
Featured Reviews
Reviewer 1183623
What must we give up in order to feel more alive? Psychoanalyst Adam Phillips has created an insightful and rich meditation on the inevitability of giving up. I found the book to be extremely well structured and was impressed with how successfully it navigates the pros and cons of how we proceed in our most critical moments. The writing style and logic both exceeded my expectations.
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