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Alessandri, Mariana, 1978-
Emotions (Philosophy)
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Night vision : seeing ourselves through dark moods /
Mariana
Alessandri
.
by
Alessandri
,
Mariana
,
1978-
Princeton University Press, 2023.
Call #:
128.37 A371n
Subjects
Emotions (Philosophy)
ISBN:
9780691215457 (hc)
Alternate title:
Seeing ourselves through dark moods
Description:
vii, 206 p. ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:
"A philosopher’s personal meditation on how painful emotions can reveal truths about what it means to be truly human. Under the light of ancient Western philosophies, our darker moods like grief, anguish, and depression can seem irrational. When viewed through the lens of modern psychology, they can even look like mental disorders. The self-help industry, determined to sell us the promise of a brighter future, can sometimes leave us feeling ashamed that we are not more grateful, happy, or optimistic. Night Vision invites us to consider a different approach to life, one in which we stop feeling bad about feeling bad. In this powerful and disarmingly intimate book, Existentialist philosopher
Mariana
Alessandri
draws on the stories of a diverse group of nineteenth- and twentieth-century philosophers and writers to help us see that our suffering is a sign not that we are broken but that we are tender, perceptive, and intelligent. Thinkers such as Audre Lorde, María Lugones, Miguel de Unamuno, C. S. Lewis, Gloria Anzaldúa, and Søren Kierkegaard sat in their anger, sadness, and anxiety until their eyes adjusted to the dark.
Alessandri
explains how readers can cultivate “night vision” and discover new sides to their painful moods, such as wit and humor, closeness and warmth, and connection and clarity. Night Vision shows how, when we learn to embrace the dark, we begin to see these moods―and ourselves―as honorable, dignified, and unmistakably human."--Publisher.
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