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Strenger, Carlo.

The fear of insignificance searching for meaning in the twenty-first century / [electronic resource] : Carlo Strenger. - New York, N.Y. : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011. - 220 p.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The years of the golden calf -- "Just do it ": the celebrity culture and the designed self -- The defeat of mind : relativism and pop-spirituality -- The drama of individuality -- From "just do it!" to active self acceptance -- Paring down life to the essentials : an epicurean proposal -- Escaping the platonic cave -- Religion and science : civilized disdain and epicurean laughter -- Towards world-citizenship and a coalition of open worldviews.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

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Subjects--Topical Terms:
Existential psychology.
Existentialism.
Individuation (Psychology)

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Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: BF204.5 / .S77 2011

Dewey Class. No.: 150.19/2