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In Praise of Risk /

This book, whose original French edition achieved worldwide attention when its author died trying to save two children caught in a riptide, challenges the psychic work the modern world devotes to avoiding risk. Weaving psychoanalytic case studies together with philosophical reflections, Dufourmantel...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Dufourmantelle, Anne (Autor)
Otros Autores: Miller, Steven (Traductor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Francés
Publicado: New York : Fordham University Press, 2019.
Edición:First edition.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This book, whose original French edition achieved worldwide attention when its author died trying to save two children caught in a riptide, challenges the psychic work the modern world devotes to avoiding risk. Weaving psychoanalytic case studies together with philosophical reflections, Dufourmantelle shows how risk is an essential property of life, one that requires our embrace.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (240 pages).
ISBN:9780823285471