How to be real : a survival guide in challenging times / Stephen Frosh.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Frosh, Stephen, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Authenticity (Philosophy).

Conduct of life--Psychological aspects.

Conduct of life.

Self.

Physical Description:

xiii, 235 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Verso, 2025.

Summary:

"In How to Be Real, leading psychosocial thinker Stephen Frosh tackles one of our most urgent questions : how can we thrive in a world so troubling and confusing? Despite constant exhortations to be 'authentic' and 'real', our sense of reality is undermined by the complexity of the modern world. Getting in touch with reality means facing up squarely to this complexity. Drawing on thinkers such as Freud, Winnicott and Klein, Frosh argues that we must look to what connects us. Authenticity depends on the quality of our human relationships. Consequently, the question of 'how to be real' has political as well as psychological and ethical implications. What seems merely disruptive can be the wellspring from which human depth and relational integrity arise. By exploring childhood and the development of the self, the whys and wherefores behind our defences against reality, and the meaning of hate, Frosh shows how we can turn the ghosts that trouble us into ancestors that enrich our lives. We must be brave enough to seek solidarity with others and, finally, to find the humanity in death."-- Provided by publisher.

Other Format:

ebook version :

ISBN:

9781804299197

1804299197

OCLC:

1458613599

Publisher Number:

CIPO000269286