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Mirror, mirror : the uses and abuses of self-love
- Title
- Mirror, mirror : the uses and abuses of self-love / Simon Blackburn.
- Author
- Blackburn, Simon, 1944-
- Publication
- Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2014.
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFD 16-3292 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Description
- xi, 209 pages : portrait; 23 cm
- 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.
- Subjects
- Note
- Includes index.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- 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.
- Call Number
- JFD 16-3292
- ISBN
- 9780691161426
- 0691161429
- 1400849950
- 9781400849956
- LCCN
- 2013031309
- 40023414147
- OCLC
- 861666264
- Author
- Blackburn, Simon, 1944-
- Title
- Mirror, mirror : the uses and abuses of self-love / Simon Blackburn.
- Publisher
- Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2014.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Standard Identifier
- 40023414147
- Research Call Number
- JFD 16-3292