The Art of Losing Control A Guide to Ecstatic Experience
Author(s): Jules Evans
Jules Evans is lying at the bottom of a mountain after a skiing accident. But he's not thinking about his broken femur. He's having an ecstatic revelation. Jules's brush with ecstasy leads him on an investigation: why have we been happy to accept Greek philosophy's attitude that rationality is the highest part of human nature for so many centuries, when we are capable of so many more states of experience? On his way, Jules discovers that by mastering the art of losing control, we can liberate ourselves from toxic habits and lead and better, deeper life. Balancing personal narrative, interviews, and readings from ancient and modern philosophers, The Art of Losing Control is a fascinating, funny and thrilling guide to the different ways we can experience ecstasy and how it can motivate us, heal us and set us free.
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An important book, because it reminds us philosophy is not just about analysis. It's also about the good life -- MATTHEW SYED * The Times on Philosophy for Life * A revelation * Observer on Philosophy for Life * Instructive and thought-provoking ... shows philosophy is not just for stuffy classrooms * Financial Times on Philosophy for Life * Brilliant and timely -- TOM HODGKINSON on Philosophy for Life
Jules Evans is policy director at the Centre for the History of Emotions at Queen Mary, University of London. He is the author of Philosophy for Life and Other Dangerous Situations, which was published in 19 countries and was a Times Book of the Year. Jules has written for The Times, Financial Times, Guardian, Spectator and WIRED and is a BBC New Generation Thinker. He also runs the London Philosophy Club, the world's biggest philosophy club. @julesevans77
General Fields
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- : Allen & Unwin(Australia) Pty Ltd
- : Allen & Unwin(Australia) Pty Ltd
- : 01 April 2017
- : 234mm X 153mm
- : 01 May 2017
- : books
Special Fields
- : Jules Evans
- : Paperback
- : Export/Airside/Ireland
- : en
- : 352