A sunday times bestseller longlisted for the guardian first book award a radio 4 book of the week. Grosz offers astute insights into the perplexities of everyday life. Jan 25, 2014 one of the many attributes of a good psychoanalyst is restraint, and stephen groszs first book, the examined life, puts it to a graceful, literary use. With good reason, he fights shy of jargon and for most of the book he. The examined life carries a manifesto in its title. A moving collection of short, personal encounters between a psychoanalyst and his patients, the examined life reveals how the art of insight can illuminate the most complicated, confounding, and human of experiences. Each episode, we pick a text and chat about it with some balance between insight and flippancy. Stephen grosz will be talking about his acclaimed book the examined life. Robert nozick 19382002 is the author of anarchy, state, and utopia, which won a national book award in 1975, philosophical explanations, which received the ralph waldo emerson award, phi beta kappa in 1982, and the examined life. Of course, he expects his judges to be incredulous and i am inclined to believe that little has changed. Echoing socrates statement that the unexamined life not worth living, psychoanalyst stephen grosz draws on his twentyfive years of work and more than 50,000 hours of conversations to form a collection of beautifully rendered tales that illuminate the human experience. Socrates here makes the distinction between rhetoric and truth, and by way of analogy, the unexamined versus the examined life.
The examined life is a book full of troubles, but also of wonders mail on sunday engaging, frank, and with many penetrating insights. Jun 11, 2018 in this case we have two sides to consider. This extraordinary book is about one ordinary process. The film features eight influential modern philosophers walking around new york and other metropolises, discussing the practical application of their ideas in modern culture.
Both books are written with the same structure of patient case studies. Feb 25, 20 it turned out to be that rarest of pleasures. One of the many attributes of a good psychoanalyst is restraint, and stephen groszs first book, the examined life, puts it to a graceful, literary use. Cultural compensation the examined life strikes me as a reincarnation of scott pecks the road less travelled which was published 40 years ago before ronald reagan and margaret thatcher decreed the nonexistence of society. In equal measures wakeup call and guide for those seeking the best life possible, this book is now in. The first sense of the word examined is self examination. The examined life, stephen grosz shop online for books. He states that anyone who wishes to be happy must first practice. This examination, i presume, is how grosz sees his. The examined life is an immensely personal work, and something much more than just a legacy of advice. Ultimately, these stories show us not only how we love ourselves but how we might find ourselves. Love life light so far in this series of sermons in the book of 1 john we have talked about, the jesus life and the examined life.
The examined life is a 20 collection of essays by practising psychoanalyst stephen grosz, which is an attempt to distil over 50,000 hours of conversation into pure psychological insight, without the jargon. The examined life distils over 50,000 hours of conversation into pure psychological insight, without the jargon. The examined life is a book full of troubles, but also of wonders. The examined life describes psychoanalysiss power the. How we lose and find ourselves tells stories of everyday people, with. The book also appears to be groszs way of managing his own mortality and the potential. In examined life, filmmaker astra taylor accompanies some of todays most influential thinkers on a series of unique excursions through places and spaces that hold particular resonance for them and their ideas. Grosz is a superb storyteller and tells lots of his patients stories with sensitivity, but also with great acuity. The examined life shares the best literary qualities of freuds most persuasive work. Psychoanalyst stephen grosz has spent more than 25 years listening to patients talk about their problems. Socrates also gives us an excellent glimpse into what he considers to be the philosophical life in section 507 508 of the gorgias. It is an insightful and beautifully written book a series of slim, piercing chapters that read like a combination of chekhov and oliver sacks.
The examined life reading guide book description as a psychoanalyst, stephen grosz has spent over twentyfive years listening to the stories that people tell him about themselves and using them to uncover the hidden feelings behind often baffling behaviour. The examined life by stephen grosz business insider. Born in america, educated at the university of california, berkeley, and at oxford university, he lives in london. Iain mcgilchrist is a psychiatrist, doctor, writer, and former oxford literary scholar. Shipping may be from our sydney, nsw warehouse or from our uk or us warehouse, depending on stock availability. The examined life is a 20 collection of essays by practising psychoanalyst stephen grosz, which is an attempt to distil over 50,000 hours of conversation into. As such one should strive to live a life of both internal and external o. Echoing socrates statement that the unexamined life not worth living, psychoanalyst stephen grosz draws.
The examined life, stephen grosz shop online for books in. The success of the examined life by the psychoanalyst stephen grosz has, i think, relatively little to do with his clinical knowhow. A sunday times bestseller, the examined life is his first book. The partially examined life is a philosophy podcast by some guys who were at one point set on doing philosophy for a living but then thought better of it. The examined lifegreeceonline is an online graduate humanities program, developed by the examined life. The examined life goodreads meet your next favorite book. Echoing socrates statement that the unexamined life not. His short, succinct chapters have both the tension and the satisfaction of miniature detective or mystery stories. How we lose and find ourselves by stephen grosz at indigo. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the enter key is pressed. The examined life by stephen grosz do no harm by henry marsh dont drop the coffin. The book was serialised as book of the week on bbc radio 4 in january 2012, and spent 10 weeks on the sunday times nonfiction bestseller list.
Examined life boldly takes philosophy out of the dark corners of the academy and into the streets, reminding us that great ideas are born through profound engagement with the hustle and bustle of everyday life, not in isolation from it a companion to astra taylors documentary film, the book features interviews with eight iconoclastic and influential philosophers, conducted while on the. Examined life is a 2008 canadian documentary film about philosophers directed by astra taylor. Jan 03, 20 sunday times bestellerthis book is about learning to live. The astute insights grosz draw from his patients emotional struggles are some of the most poignant and striking features of the book. How we lose and find ourselves absolutely for free at. The examined life, by stephen grosz, describes the process of psychoanalysis and how the ways people connect the past, present and future reflect their capacity to change. The examined life greeceonline is an online graduate humanities program, developed by the examined life. An extraordinary book for anyone eager to understand the hidden motives that shape our lives. By rhetoric he means a fancy, convincing way of talking that bears a likeness to truth, but is patently false. You might keep thinking you recognise things about people you know william leith evening standard the success of the examined life by the psychoanalyst stephen grosz has, i think, relatively little to do with his clinical knowhow. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the us or from the uk, depending on stock availability. Cross examined life fans new episode in your podcast players if you havent seen it yet, this was one of my favorite episodes ever. Peter singers thoughts on the ethics of consumption are amplified against the backdrop of fifth avenues posh boutiques. The examined lifeseries overdrive rakuten overdrive.
In simple stories of encounter between a psychoanaly. Psychotherapy is fascinating stuff, some of the conclusions make sense and others seem to come out of nowhere. He was the arthur kingsley porter professor of philosophy at harvard university. Jan 20, 2014 grosz is a superb storyteller and tells lots of his patients stories with sensitivity, but also with great acuity. Examined life pulls philosophy out of academic journals and classrooms, and puts it back on the streets. Its aphoristic and elegant stories teach us a new kind of attentiveness. The characters in the examined life are as ordinary as they are perplexing, and uncovering the hidden emotions and motivations behind their behaviours is perhaps exciting because it gives us clues to our own.
Mail on sunday engaging, frank, and with many penetrating insights. Of course, he expects his judges to be incredulous and i. Sunday times bestellerthis book is about learning to live. The examined life stephen grosz 97814481624 netgalley. Here socrates discusses what makes a man happy and content and what actions a man must follow through with in order to live a full, examined life. In simple stories of encounter between a psychoanalyst and his patients, the examined life reveals how the art of insight can illuminate the most complicated, confounding and human of experiences. Mcgilchrist came to prominence after the publication of his book the master and his emissary, subtitled the divided brain and the making of the western world. His short, succinct chapters have both the tension and the satisfaction of miniature detective or mystery stories the spectator. Jan 02, 2014 the success of the examined life by the psychoanalyst stephen grosz has, i think, relatively little to do with his clinical knowhow. The program includes a course of study featuring webinars, videotaped lectures, and a study tour of greece. The examined life has been translated into more than twenty languages and was longlisted for the guardian first book award. The examined life distills more than fifty thousand hours of conversation into pure psychological insight without the jargon. Would love to know whether you thought they made points and most importantly made them well. Jul 09, 20 the examined life, by stephen grosz, describes the process of psychoanalysis and how the ways people connect the past, present and future reflect their capacity to change.
Born in america, educated at the university of california, berkeley. Stephen grosz is a practicing psychoanalysthe has worked with patients for more than twentyfive years. Socrates is clearly saying that learning and philosophy consists of asking questions but he is also saying that the daily investigation of virtue or morality is a central aspect of the examined life. The book was serialised as book of the week on bbc radio 4 in january 2012, and spent 10 weeks on the sunday times nonfiction. Can we somehow find ourselves after reading this book. The examined life according to socrates lucian of samosata wiki. Sunday times besteller this book is about learning to live. By recounting reallife stories that have stayed with him, grosz offers an. Stephen grosz author published by random house 20140102, london 2014 isbn 10. Inadvertently, stephen grosz provides an illustration of why that is. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. We are all storytellers we make stories to make sense of our lives.
The second sense of the word examined is external or social examination. They contain the same histories of development of the writers into therapeutic maturity. Stephen grosz was born in indiana and educated at berkeley and oxford. Please join us in raising funds for caspari foundation. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders.
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