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The call of character [electronic resource] : living a life worth living / Mari Ruti

Author
Ruti, Mari
Published
New York [New York] : Columbia University Press, [2014]
Physical Description
1 online resource (xvi, 192 pages)
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Contents
pt. I THE ART OF SELF-FASHIONING -- 1.The Call of Character -- 2.The Process of Becoming -- 3.The Specificity of Desire -- pt. II THE ART OF SELF-RESPONSIBILITY -- 4.The Blueprints of Behavior -- 5.The Alchemy of Relationality -- 6.The Ethics of Responsibility -- pt. III THE ART OF SELF-SURRENDER -- 7.The Swerve of Passion -- 8.The Upside of Anxiety -- 9.The Erotics of Being.
Summary
Should we feel inadequate for failing to be healthy, balanced, and well-adjusted? Is such an existential equilibrium realistic or even desirable? Condemning our cultural obsession with cheerfulness and?positive thinking," Mari Ruti calls for a resurrection of character that honors our more eccentric frequencies, arguing that sometimes the most tormented and anxiety-ridden life can also be the most rewarding. Ruti critiques our current search for personal meaning and the pragmatic attempt to normalize human beings' unruly and idiosyncratic natures. Exposing the tragic banality of a happy life.
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ISBN
9780231536196 (electronic bk.)
0231536194 (electronic bk.)
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AVAILABLE ONLINE TO AUTHORIZED PSU USERS.
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Technical Details
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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