{"product_id":"books-on-kindness-by-adam-phillips","title":"On Kindness","description":"\u003cp\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? \u003c\/p\u003e\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.","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53510702203153,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780374226503.jpg?v=1778178422","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/books-on-kindness-by-adam-phillips","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}