Middle age /
Middle age, for many, marks a key period for a radical reappraisal of one's life and way of living. The sense of time running out, both from the perspective that one's life has ground to a halt, and from the point of view of the greater closeness of death, and the sense of loneliness engen...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Stocksfield [England] :
Acumen,
2009.
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Colección: | Art of living series (Acumen Publishing)
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | Middle age, for many, marks a key period for a radical reappraisal of one's life and way of living. The sense of time running out, both from the perspective that one's life has ground to a halt, and from the point of view of the greater closeness of death, and the sense of loneliness engendered by the compromised and wasteful nature of life, become ever clearer in mid-life, and can lead to a period of dramatic self doubt. In this book, the philosopher Christopher Hamilton (early 40s) explores the moods, emotions and experiences of middle age in the contemporary world, seeking to describe and an. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiii, 129 pages) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 123-126). |
ISBN: | 9781844654314 1844654311 9781317488453 1317488458 9781317488446 131748844X 1315710277 9781315710273 1283456729 9781283456722 9786613456724 6613456721 |