Master Passions

Author : Mihnea Moldoveanu,Nitin Nohria
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2002-03-15
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0262263769

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Master Passions by Mihnea Moldoveanu,Nitin Nohria Pdf

An exploration of the powerful role of anxiety, ambition, and envy in shaping both our individual lives and society as a whole. At the heart of the human experience lies anxiety caused by the realization that the world is unknown, forever eluding our control. And out of this anxiety arises the master passions of ambition and envy, which we repress to mask their power over our lives. Discussion of the role of the emotions in our lives is not new, but Mihnea Moldoveanu and Nitin Nohria go much further, showing how these passions shape not only our individual lives but our social and organizational culture as well. The master passions are not pretty, and so we cover them with the more socially acceptable faces of reason and morality. Moldoveanu and Nohria guide the reader in revealing the real impetus behind such actions as firing a friend, leaving a lover, or even pillaging your own people. Below the rational explanation, they show, often lies a willingness to hurt or even destroy others to fuel our own ambitions or quench the fires of envy. The authors offer intriguing thought experiments and examples from their own lives as they expose the power of the master passions. Deftly weaving ideas from psychology (Sigmund Freud), sociology (Max Weber), literature (William Shakespeare, Albert Camus), and philosophy (David Hume, Adam Smith, Karl Marx, Friedrich Nietzsche) with the personal, they build a strong argument that society would be much healthier if we faced the deception and self-deception that pervade our lives.

Author : Henry Clay Trumbull
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1891
Category : Friendship
ISBN : HARVARD:32044014205462

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Friendship the Master-passion by Henry Clay Trumbull Pdf

Author : Mihnea C. Moldoveanu,Nitin Nohria
Publisher : Mit Press
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 0262134055

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Master Passions by Mihnea C. Moldoveanu,Nitin Nohria Pdf

Deftly weaving ideas from psychology, sociology, literature, and philosophy, the authors present an exploration of the powerful role of anxiety, ambition, and envy in shaping both our individual lives and society as a whole.

Author : Janet Bray Attwood,Chris Attwood
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2011-10-13
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781849838672

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The Passion Test by Janet Bray Attwood,Chris Attwood Pdf

Accessible to anyone of any faith or background, The Passion Test takes readers on a journey to experience the transformation that occurs when they determine what really matters most to them. Through interactive sections, the book helps the reader to identify their top 5 passions, and provides guidance on how to align their life with those passions. Combining powerful storytelling and profound wisdom from the world's leading experts in self-development, The Passion Testshows practical ways how the law of attraction can be used to bring a life of unlimited reward and unconditional love.

Author : John O'Neill
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2010-11-01
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780271041087

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Freud and the Passions by John O'Neill Pdf

Author : Dennis Okholm
Publisher : Brazos Press
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2014-07-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781441246462

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Dangerous Passions, Deadly Sins by Dennis Okholm Pdf

This volume unpacks the psychological insights found in the writings of three early monks--Evagrius Ponticus (fourth century), John Cassian (fifth century), and Gregory the Great (sixth century)--to help us appreciate the relevance of these monastic writers and apply their wisdom to our own spiritual and psychological well-being. The book addresses each of the seven deadly sins, offering practical guidance from the early monastic tradition for overcoming these dangerous passions. As Dennis Okholm introduces key monastic figures, literature, and thought of the early church, he relates early Christian writings to modern studies in psychology. He shows how ancient monks often anticipated the insights of contemporary psychology and sociology, exploring, for example, how their discussions of gluttony compare with current discussions regarding eating disorders. This book will appeal to readers interested in spirituality, early monastic resources, and ancient wisdom for human flourishing, as well as students of spirituality and spiritual formation.

Author : Anna-Teresa Tymieniecka
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2004-04-30
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1402017057

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Mystery in its Passions: Literary Explorations by Anna-Teresa Tymieniecka Pdf

Through mystery, literature reveals to us the Great Unknown. While we are absorbed by the matters at hand with the present enactment of our life, groping for clues to handle them, it is through literature that we discover the hidden strings underlying their networks. Hence our fascination with literature. But there is more. The creative act of the human being, its proper focus, holds the key to the Sezam of life: to the great metaphysical/ontopoietic questions which literature may disclose. First, it leads us to the sublimal grounds of transformation in the human soul, source of the specifically human significance of life (Analecta Husserliana, Volume III, XIX, XXIII, XXVII) Second, it leads us to the unveiling of the hidden workings of life in the twilight of knowing in a dialectic between The Visible and the Invisible, (Volume LXXV, 2002, Analecta Husserliana) down to the ontopoietic truth. (Volume LXXVI, 2002, Analecta Husserliana) This prying into the unknown which provokes the human being as he or she attempts to conquer, step by step, a space of existence, finds its culmination in the phenomenon of mystery as the subject of the present collection. Its formulation brings us to the greatest question of all: the enigmatic solidarity -in-distinctiveness of human cognition and existence. Papers are written by: Tony E. Afejuku, Gary Backhaus, Paul G. Beidler, Matthew J. Duffy, Raffaela Giovagnoli, Jennifer Anna Gosetti-Ferencei, Matti Itkonen, Lawrence Kimmel, Catherine Malloy, Vladimir L. Marchenkov, Nancy Mardas, Howard Pearce, Bernadette Prochaska, Victor Gerald Rivas, M.J. Sahlani, Dennis Skocz, Jadwiga S. Smith, Mara Stafecka, Max Statkiewicz, Mariola Sulkowska, Anna-Teresa Tymieniecka, Leon U. Weinman, Tim Weiss.

Author : Charlotte Moss,Mary Sears
Publisher : Doubleday Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Interior decoration accessories
ISBN : 0385267606

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A Passion for Detail by Charlotte Moss,Mary Sears Pdf

Bursting with superb photography and exquisite room drawings, a sumptuous showcase of interior decorating ideas and trendsetting design details that add rich character to any home, by one of America's brightest decorators. Full-color photographs and drawings throughout

Author : John D. Street
Publisher : P & R Publishing
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1629954020

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Passions of the Heart by John D. Street Pdf

Enticed by rage, sensuality, or pride, anyone can become caught up in previously unimaginable acts. Experienced biblical counselor John Street takes a hard look at the heart idolatries that lead even Christians to commit egregious sexual sin . . . showing how to bring lasting change by identifying the underlying motivations of the heart. Here there is hope: any sin can be forgiven, and Christ gives men and women the grace to mortify fleshly desires and to humbly live for him.

Author : George Payne Rainsford James
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1852
Category : English fiction
ISBN : BNC:1001924642

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A Book of the Passions by George Payne Rainsford James Pdf

Author : George Payne Rainsford James
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1839
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0019507885

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A Book of the Passions, ... illustrated with ... engravings from drawings by the most eminent artists, under the superintendence of ... C. Heath by George Payne Rainsford James Pdf

Author : Joanna Baillie
Publisher : Broadview Press
Page : 476 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2001-02-19
Category : Drama
ISBN : 1551111853

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Plays on the Passions by Joanna Baillie Pdf

Baillie’s eminently readable dramas stand at the crossroads of the Scottish Enlightenment and early Romanticism, and compellingly engage with questions of women’s rights. Her exploration of the passions, first published in 1798, is here reissued with a wealth of contextual materials including “The Introductory Discourse,” Baillie’s own brand of feminist literary criticism. The three plays included here are “Count Basil: A Tragedy,” and “The Tryal: A Comedy,” which show love from opposing perspectives; and “De Monfort: A Tragedy,” which explores the drama of hate. Among other appendices, the Broadview edition includes materials on the contemporary philosophical understanding of the passions, and contemporary reviews. Baillie’s work is enjoying a revival of interest. She lived a long life, (1762-1851), and had a wide circle of literary friends including Maria Edgeworth and Sir Walter Scott (who termed her a “female Shakespeare”). Scottish born, she moved to England in her twenties where she then resided. Her Plays on the Passions, alternatively known as A Series of Plays in which it is Attempted to Delineate the Stronger Passions of the Mind—Each Passion being the Subject of a Tragedy and Comedy was produced in three volumes between 1798 and 1812. The first volume created quite a stir amongst the literary circles of London and Edinburgh when introduced anonymously. The speculation into the authorship concluded two years later when Baillie came forward as the writer of the collection, thereby causing a subsequent sensation since no one had considered the shy spinster a candidate in the mystery.

Author : Peter Lewis Duthie,Joanna Baillie
Publisher : Broadview Press
Page : 470 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Plays on the Passions by Peter Lewis Duthie,Joanna Baillie Pdf

"Baillie's eminently readable dramas stand at the crossroads of the Scottish Enlightenment and early Romanticism, and compellingly engage with questions of women's rights. Her exploration of the passions, first published in 1798, is here reissued with a wealth of contextual materials including "The Introductory Discourse," Baillie's own brand of feminist literary criticism. The three plays included here are "Count Basil : A Tragedy" and "The Tryal : A Comedy," which show love from opposing perspectives; and "De Monfort : A Tragedy," which explores the drama of hate. Among the appendices are materials on the contemporary philosophical understanding of the passions, and contemporary reviews."--Résumé de l'éditeur

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 736 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1896
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UIUC:30112118705729

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The New Review by Anonim Pdf

Author : Servais Pinckaers,Michael Sherwin
Publisher : CUA Press
Page : 153 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780813227511

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Passions and Virtue by Servais Pinckaers,Michael Sherwin Pdf

This book, the last that noted moral theologian Servais Pinckaers, OP, wrote before his death, was conceived as a follow-up to his previous work Plaidoyer pour la vertu (An Appeal for Virtue) (2007) Pinckaers' aim in Passions and Virtue was to show the positive and essential role that our emotions play in the life of virtue. His purpose is part of a larger project of renewing moral theology, a theology too often experienced as an ethics of obligation rather than as a practical guide to living virtuously. To this end, Pinckaers sketches a positive psychology of the passions as found in the biblical tradition, in the writings of the Fathers of the Church, in pagan authors and, especially, in the writings of Saint Thomas Aquinas.