The Philosophical Roots of Loneliness and Intimacy: Political Narcissism and the Problem of Evil - Softcover

Mijuskovic, Ben Lazare

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3030906043 ISBN 13: 9783030906047

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 2022

Synopsis

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.

 

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About the Author

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.

From the Back Cover

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3030906043
• ISBN 13: 9783030906047
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 225