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Meaning in Life: The harmony of nature and spirit
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Singer, Irving.

An acclaimed philosopher suggests that the art of living well employs the same principles as those that exist in all artistic creativity.This final book in Irving Singer's Meaning in Life trilogy studies the interaction between nature and the values that define human spirituality. It examines the ways in which we overcome the suffering in life by resolving our sense of being divided between the…

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1 online resource (xix, 222 pages).
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Meaning in Life: The pursuit of love
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An acclaimed philosopher offers a systematic mapping of the various facets of love.In his widely acclaimed trilogy The Nature of Love, Irving Singer traced the development of the concept of love in history and literature from the Greeks to the twentieth century. In this second volume of his Meaning in Life trilogy, Singer returns to the subject of his earlier work, exploring a different approac…

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9780262259194
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1 online resource (xxi, 182 pages).
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Cinematic mythmaking : Philosophy in Film
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Mythic themes and philosophical probing in film as an art form, as seen in works of Preston Sturges, Jean Cocteau, Stanley Kubrick, and various other filmmakers. Film is the supreme medium for mythmaking. The gods and heroes of mythology are both larger than life and deeply human; they teach us about the world, and they tell us a good story. Similarly, our experience of film is both distant and…

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Modes of Creativity: Philosophical Perspectives
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Philosophical reflections on creativity in science, humanities, and human experience as a whole.In this philosophical exploration of creativity, Irving Singer describes the many different types of creativity and their varied manifestations within and across all the arts and sciences. Singer's approach is pluralistic rather than abstract or dogmatic. His reflections amplify recent discoveries in…

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9780262295765
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1 online resource (xvi, 309 pages)
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Ingmar Bergman, cinematic philosopher :reflections on his creativity
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The development of themes, motifs, and techniques in Bergman's films, from the first intimations in the early work to the consummate resolutions in the final movies.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

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9780262283687
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1 online resource (xii, 240 pages)
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Cinematic mythmaking :philosophy in film
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Singer, Irving.

Mythic themes and philosophical probing in film as an art form, as seen in works of Preston Sturges, Jean Cocteau, Stanley Kubrick, and various other filmmakers. Film is the supreme medium for mythmaking. The gods and heroes of mythology are both larger than life and deeply human; they teach us about the world, and they tell us a good story. Similarly, our experience of film is both distant and…

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9780262283694
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