To Be More Person by Julio Roberto Costa (.ePUB)
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To Be More Person: a reading of Otto Rank by Julio Roberto Costa
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Overview: At a time when society around us seems petrified in its destruction of the human being by nihilism, drug abuse, meaninglessness, and consumerism, the work of Otto Rank brings the fresh air of a courageous way of thinking, of tireless rigor in viewing the human person in that which is proper to him or her: vigor in building and living a life with human dignity. Carrying Freud’s determinism to its logical conclusion, he re-encounters the human determinism of will. He reveals the place where this will is going to act: in a specifically human environment of personal beings, who construct themselves in interaction and dialogue. Rank helps unmask the petrification and reduction of human beings to material things imposed upon men, women, children and the aged; here we find, at the core of their subjectivity, the conduct of “being more person”, of growth of everybody with the values of that which is simply human.
“This book is small but carries much weight, many challenging and worthwhile ideas. He credits Otto Rank in new and interesting ways. Those who are steeped in Rank’s works will be surprised and some will consider Costa to have over-extended his interpretation. This is a stimulating, creative commentary that will challenge those already familiar with Rank while bringing him to new readers in an attractive light.”
Genre: Non-Fiction > Faith, Beliefs & Philosophy
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