Mirror, mirror : the uses and abuses of self-love / Simon Blackburn.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2014Description: xi, 209 pages : portrait ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780691161426
  • 0691161429
  • 1400849950
  • 9781400849956
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 155.2 23
LOC classification:
  • BF575.S37 B54 2014
Contents:
The self : Iris Murdoch and Uncle William -- Liriope's son -- Worth it? -- Hubris and the fragile self -- Self-esteem, amour propre, pride -- Respect -- Temptation -- Integrity, sincerity, authenticity -- Envoi.
Summary: Drawing on philosophy, psychology, literature, history, and popular culture, this book looks at the good and bad aspects of vanity and self-love, from the myth of Narcissus and the Christian story of the Fall to today's self-esteem industry.
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Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The self : Iris Murdoch and Uncle William -- Liriope's son -- Worth it? -- Hubris and the fragile self -- Self-esteem, amour propre, pride -- Respect -- Temptation -- Integrity, sincerity, authenticity -- Envoi.

Drawing on philosophy, psychology, literature, history, and popular culture, this book looks at the good and bad aspects of vanity and self-love, from the myth of Narcissus and the Christian story of the Fall to today's self-esteem industry.

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