Download or read book The Genesis of Desire written by Jean-Michel Oughourlian and published by MSU Press. This book was released on 2009-12-15 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We seem to be abandoning the codes that told previous generations who they should love. But now that many of us are free to choose whoever we want, nothing is less certain. The proliferation of divorces and separations reveal a dynamic we would rather not see: others sometimes reject us as passionately as we are attracted to them. Our desire makes us sick. The throes of rivalry are at the heart of our attraction to one another. This is the central thesis of Jean-Michel Oughourlian's The Genesis of Desire, where the war of the sexes is finally given a scientific explanation. The discovery of mirror neurons corroborates his ideas, clarifying the phenomena of empathy and the mechanisms of violent reciprocity. How can a couple be saved when they have declared war on one another? By helping them realize that desire originates not in the self but in the other. There are strategies that can help, which Dr. Oughourlian has prescribed successfully to his patients. This work, alternating between case studies and more theoretical statements, convincingly defends the possibility that breakups need not be permanent.
Download or read book Objects of Desire written by Adrian Forty and published by Pantheon. This book was released on 1987-03-12 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces and analyzes the history of product design since 1750, beginning with the design and marketing innovations of Josiah Wedgwood, and examines how product design came into existence, how it influences our choices, and what is says about society
Download or read book The Government of Desire written by Miguel de Beistegui and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2018-05-04 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Liberalism, Miguel de Beistegui argues in The Government of Desire, is best described as a technique of government directed towards the self, with desire as its central mechanism. Whether as economic interest, sexual drive, or the basic longing for recognition, desire is accepted as a core component of our modern self-identities, and something we ought to cultivate. But this has not been true in all times and all places. For centuries, as far back as late antiquity and early Christianity, philosophers believed that desire was an impulse that needed to be suppressed in order for the good life, whether personal or collective, ethical or political, to flourish. Though we now take it for granted, desire as a constitutive dimension of human nature and a positive force required a radical transformation, which coincided with the emergence of liberalism. By critically exploring Foucault’s claim that Western civilization is a civilization of desire, de Beistegui crafts a provocative and original genealogy of this shift in thinking. He shows how the relationship between identity, desire, and government has been harnessed and transformed in the modern world, shaping our relations with others and ourselves, and establishing desire as an essential driving force for the constitution of a new and better social order. But is it? The Government of Desire argues that this is precisely what a contemporary politics of resistance must seek to overcome. By questioning the supposed universality of a politics based on recognition and the economic satisfaction of desire, de Beistegui raises the crucial question of how we can manage to be less governed today, and explores contemporary forms of counter-conduct. ?Drawing on a host of thinkers from philosophy, political theory, and psychoanalysis, and concluding with a call for a sovereign and anarchic form of desire, The Government of Desire is a groundbreaking account of our freedom and unfreedom, of what makes us both governed and ungovernable.
Download or read book Lord Byron and the History of Desire written by Ian Dennis and published by University of Delaware Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on the work of Eric Gans and René Girard, novelist and literary scholar Dennis (U. of Ottawa) contends that British poet Byron (1788-1824) changed his ideas about what could and should be desired during the course of his writing career. He considers victory and defeat in the eastern tales, heroic victimhood in Prometheus and The Prisoner of Chillon, Byron's sincerity, and the market in Don Juan. Only names and titles are indexed.
Download or read book The Law of Creation written by Steve Webster and published by . This book was released on 2020-04-20 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the first time ever this book explains the physics and the science of why and how the laws of creation work. When you know how these laws work, you have (or gain) the ability to create everything you desire. As we go about our daily lives, we seek out knowledge; we try to improve our lives, and obtain more joy, happiness and purpose. That knowledge resides within us, but we remain 'unconnected' to it. The Law of Creation explains the 18 Laws, and the link and balance between them. You will be reconnected to your absolute ability to create your life. This book will teach you how to:- create your life- change your circumstances- manifest abundance- emit and absorb joy- develop harmonious bonds with family and friends- establish meaningful relationships with your significant others- emanate love - establish purposeWe all have this ability to create, you are doing it right now. Mostly you create what you don't want. Now you can create what you do want! This knowledge is in every one of us, it is part of who we are.You cannot know the contents of this book and fail to be an abundance machine.
Download or read book Land of Desire written by William R. Leach and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2011-06-15 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This monumental work of cultural history was nominated for a National Book Award. It chronicles America's transformation, beginning in 1880, into a nation of consumers, devoted to a cult of comfort, bodily well-being, and endless acquisition. 24 pages of photos.
Download or read book Creation of Desire written by Leah Brooke and published by Siren Publishing. This book was released on 2009-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: [Siren Menage Amour 36: Menage a Trois Romance, M/F/M] Boone and Chase Jackson have managed to avoid Rachel Robinson for months, although it wasn't easy. She's a forever kind of woman and they've been burned too badly in the past to ever want a commitment again. When Rachel gives up on them, though, they're not happy. Seeing that other men have decided to move on her, they give her a night she'll never forget. But they all get more than they bargained for when Rachel discovers she's pregnant. The men are quick to throw off their fears and make her their own. But she doesn't believe them. Deciding their desire to commit is only for the baby's sake, Rachel refuses to believe that it's her they want. But the passion between the three of them is hotter than ever. When the pregnancy is in danger, can she and her lovers still have a future? ** "I love menage stories. How can a woman resist having more than one man wanting to please her? In this story, though, Rachel's convinced that Boone and Chase only want her because she's carrying their baby. They'll just have to prove otherwise." Leah ** A Siren Erotic Romance"
Download or read book The Creation of Desire an Exhibition written by Borsa, Joan M and published by [Halifax, N.S.] : Eye Level Gallery. This book was released on 1992 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Power of Positive Desire written by T. L. Osborn and published by Destiny Image Publishers. This book was released on 2018-05-15 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: God believes in you, values you and esteems you so highly that He created you just a little lower than Himself, then decked your world with every conceivable treasure and beauty for your health, happiness, success and fulfillment. This book is written to motivate you to reject mediocrity and to experience excellence. Join me on the journey of discovery of your own self-wealth. The result of that spiritual self-wealth in you is as certain to produce physical and material wealth in and around you, as wheat, planted in good soil, is certain to produce wheat. From the moment that you read this book, you will never again think of yourself as ordinary. God has placed everything in you to build your empire of desire. The desires that God has placed in you are vibrant proof that He destines your life for joy and great purpose. Believe it!
Download or read book Forever written by Paul David Tripp and published by HarperChristian + ORM. This book was released on 2011-10-04 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is this all you're living for? For years, pastor Paul Tripp understood we were "hardwired for forever." But he didn't understand that it was more than a valuable insight. It is a practical tool to help us face the disappointment of everyday life. Now he knows, and he can help you discover how to survive and thrive in the middle of your story, with the final chapter of heaven in view. Instead of embracing the world's motto--"you only live once"--follow Tripp as he unpacks the biblical truth of the world as a broken place, longing for a second chance. And come alive as you discover the meaning and redemption all this brokenness can bring to your life today. With practical insights on how eternity impacts your relationships, your job, your kids, and your deepest struggles, you'll be encouraged to relax into the eternal story God is writing for you. You really are hardwired for eternity, and this book reveals how you can begin to view all that happens in your life as preparation for Forever.
Download or read book Desire for a Beginning written by Edmond Jabès and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Artwork by Edmond Jabes. Rosmarie WaldropContributions by Ed Epping. Translated by Rosmarie Waldrop.
Download or read book The Soul of Desire written by Curt Thompson and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2021-10-05 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Desire and beauty go hand in hand. But both our craving to be known and our ability to create beauty have been marred by shame and trauma, collapsing our imagination for what God has for us. Weaving together neuroscience and spiritual formation, psychiatrist Curt Thompson presents a powerful picture of what it means to be human.
Download or read book Exquisite Desire written by Carey Ellen Walsh and published by Fortress Press. This book was released on 2000-11-01 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An examination of the erotic ideal in ancient IsraelThis provocative work investigates the character of the erotic in writings from ancient Israel and how the erotic is connected to the experience of the divine.
Download or read book Forms of Desire written by Doris Kloster and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2014-09-02 with total page 107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the trend of S/M and fetishism in art that Doris Kloster helped popularize with her first self-titled book, Kloster remains the only prominent female photographer to do significant work. Now, with her new book Forms of Desire, Kloster transcends that genre and utilizes her unique position to examine a broader range of erotic expression, pointedly exploring female sexuality in all of its various guises. With this collection of nudes and portraits, all shot on location, Kloster invites the viewer to experience the rich and varied sexuality of a multi-racial group of strong, adventurous women. The result is nothing less than a compendium of female sexual expression, exploring different facets of women's sexual natures - from fetishism and role-playing to the use of toys and gender-bending. As co-founder and editorial director of FAD magazine, Kloster has been walking the cultural edge for over ten years, photographing sex radicals and capturing women's sexual power with her lens. Forms of Desire is her most accomplished work to date; her strongest statement on sexuality, power, and gender.
Download or read book The Enigma of Desire written by Galit Atlas and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-10-16 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Enigma of Desire: Sex, Longing and Belonging in Psychoanalysis, introduces new perspectives on desire and longing, in and outside of the analytic relationship. This exciting volume explores the known and unknown, ghosts and demons, sexuality and lust. Galit Atlas discusses the subjects of sex and desire and explores what she terms the Enigmatic and the Pragmatic aspects of sexuality, longing, female desire, sexual inhibition, pregnancy, parenthood and creativity. The author focuses on the levels of communication that take place in the most intimate settings: between mothers and their babies; between lovers; in the unconscious bond of two people— in the consulting room, where two individuals sit alone in one room, looking and listening, breathing and dreaming. Atlas examines the ways in which different languages, translations and integrations focus on birth, death, sexuality, and human bonds. In The Enigma of Desire each chapter opens with a narrative, a therapeutic story which illustrates both the analyst’s and patient’s desires and the ways these interact and emerge in the consulting room. This book will be of interest to anyone who is interested in the intricacies of sex and desire and of great appeal to psychoanalysts, therapists and mental health professionals.
Download or read book A Radiant Image of Glory written by Nicholas Charles Barrett and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dissertation examines the concept of original desire in humanity's creation, call, and first distortion. Briefly noting the trend among historical Catholic and contemporary Protestant theologians to interpret desire through eschatological, present-life, Trinitarian, or Christological frameworks, the dissertation offers a Reformed perspective on desire from a creation-fall point of view. Drawing upon the biblical commentaries of St. Augustine and John Calvin on Gen 1-3, the creation poetics of John Milton's Paradise Lost, and various works from the Dutch Reformed theologians Abraham Kuyper and Herman Bavinck, the dissertation develops a constructive account of desire's original nature and purpose. More specifically, it seeks to critically extract resources from these five theologians to understand the dynamic factors involved in desire's individual and social formation, temptation, and distortion (or misuse). The dissertation argues that the current state of desire cannot be accurately discerned apart from its original nature, purpose, and fall. And similarly, it claims that the restoration of desire cannot be properly recovered apart from understanding why it exists, what causes it to function the way it does, and the purposes for which it was created. Incorporating exegetical, poetic, and confessional insights from these theologians, the dissertation suggests that desire was first oriented by the image of God and the call to have dominion, and as such, was created to reflect the glory of God's presence through our "primal purposes"--to bond, to build, and to seek beatitude in all areas of life.
