{"product_id":"on-kindness-paperback","title":"On Kindness - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAdam Phillips\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBarbara Taylor\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e In this brilliant, epigrammatic book, the eminent psychoanalyst Adam Phillips and the social historian Barbara Taylor examine the terrors of kindness and return to the reader the intense satisfactions of generosity and compassion. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKindness is the foundation of the world's great religions and most-enduring philosophies. Why, then, does being kind feel so dangerous? If we crave kindness with such intensity, why is it often the last pleasure we permit ourselves? And why--despite our longing--are we often suspicious when we are on the receiving end of it? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on intellectual history, literature, psychoanalysis, and contemporary social theory, this brief and essential book will return to its readers what Marcus Aurelius declared was mankind's greatest delight: the intense satisfactions of generosity and compassion.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdam Phillips\u003c\/b\u003e is a psychoanalyst and the author of more than a dozen books, all widely acclaimed, including \u003ci\u003eOn Kissing, Tickling, and Being Bored\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eGoing Sane\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eSide Effects. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBarbara Taylor \u003c\/b\u003ehas published several highly regarded books on the history of feminism, including the award-winning \u003ci\u003eEve and the New Jerusalem\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShe and Adam Phillips both live in London.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 7 x 4.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 22, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42736825794623,"sku":"9780312429744","price":20.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/291d06e0ecb0dfa793fa6a0f034513ad.webp?v=1765147986","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/on-kindness-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}