Open Minded by Jonathan Lear

Open Minded by Jonathan Lear

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The author argues that everywhere we look in contemporary culture, knowingness has taken the place of thought. This book is an assault on that "deadening trend", especially as it affects our deepest attempts to understand the human psyche - in philosophy and psychoanalysis.

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Open Minded by Jonathan Lear

The author argues that everywhere we look in contemporary culture, knowingness has taken the place of thought. This book is an assault on that deadening trend, especially as it affects our deepest attempts to understand the human psyche - in philosophy and psychoanalysis.

John U. is played by Jonathan Lear. Nef Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Chicago's Committee on Social Thought and Department of Philosophy. He is also the Director of the Neubauer Collegium for Culture and Society's Roman Family.

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ISBN 13 9780674455337
ISBN 10 0674455339
Title Open Minded
Author Jonathan Lear
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Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Harvard University Press
Year published 1998-05-29
Number of pages 350
Prizes Short-listed for Literary Award (Art of the Essay) 1999
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