On Giving Up
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A new book from the acclaimed psychoanalytic writer Adam Phillips on giving up to feel more alive. To give up or not to give up?The question can feel inescapable but the answer is never simple.Giving up our supposed vices is one thing; giving up on life itself is quite another. One form of self-sacrifice feels positive, something to admire and aspire to, while the other is profoundly unsettling, if not actively undesirable.There are always, it turns out, both good and bad sacrifices, but it is not always clear beforehand which is which. We give something up because we believe we can no longer go on as we are. In this sense, giving up is a critical moment—an attempt to make a different future.In On Giving Up, the acclaimed psychoanalyst Adam Phillips illuminates both the gaps and the connections between the many ways of giving up and helps us to address the central What must we give up in order to feel more alive?
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"Phillips's looping lines of inquiry strike some of his critics as troubling, exasperating or simply annoying ..."
"This is a wise, generous book."
"Phillips's model is most compelling when grounded in the mechanics of literary characterization."
"If this collection marks the beginning of Phillips' late style, we have a lot to look forward to."
"However, those who enjoy heady engagement with ideas from the upper registers of literature, philosophy, and psychology will undoubtedly find this book exhilarating."
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