The Fate Of Desire

Author : James S. Hans
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1990-07-05
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781438405681

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The Fate of Desire by James S. Hans Pdf

The Fate of Desire examines the problems of living in a decentered world. Assuming that the poststructuralist declaration of the end of man is an essential aspect of our current ways of thinking, the book focuses on the positive values inherent in this shift. In substituting multiplicity and fields of play for identity and hierarchy, and in distinguishing between desire as fullness and desire as lack, Hans argues for a vision of existence that is based on the difficulties Nietzsche posited as an inevitable part of fully affirming the rich but tragic nature of life. These reconceptions of the human scene redefine self-discipline in terms of understanding and loving one's fate. Instead of providing yet one more critique of the flawed values through which the Western world has constituted itself, The Fate of Desire takes up the task of weighing the things of the world anew, revaluing them in terms of our present understanding of our positions in the world. Hans suggests that if we are fated to be driven by desire, and if we are led to accept the ways in which our desire manifests itself according to our own individual fates, there is still every reason to believe that humans can find a productive way of understanding and fully occupying their place in the world.

Author : Robin Hardy,David Groff
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0395745446

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The Crisis of Desire by Robin Hardy,David Groff Pdf

The author pens a gay man's battle to govern his health, body, and sexuality while confronted with AIDS

Author : Noah Harris
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2018-04-20
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1717103804

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Bonded by Fate by Noah Harris Pdf

The Joining is a rare gift, binding an alpha and omega for life. But when Kyle and Aidan are bound together, they wonder if destiny has gotten it right this time around. Kyle has always been a survivor. After losing his own pack at a young age, the orphan has managed to build a decent life for himself inside the Sept of the Green Isle. As apprentice to a quirky shaman, the reclusive omega has come to accept that he will probably always be a lone wolf. When Aidan, a decorated war hero, returns seeking new members for his pack, the sept erupts with werewolves trying to get the handsome alpha's attention. Everyone, that is, except Kyle. But fate steps in with an unexpected surprise, and the stubborn omega and arrogant alpha will have to try and make peace with one another before it's too late! Bonded By Fate is the first book in the Hearts Desire series. With graphic details, passionate encounters, and sexy men, this gay shifter romance will have your own inner wolf howling at the moon! 18+ readers only please. Can be read as a standalone. Find out if enemies can become lovers by getting your copy today!

Author : Benedict Richard O'Gorman Anderson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Art, Modern
ISBN : 0857420275

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The Fate of Rural Hell by Benedict Richard O'Gorman Anderson Pdf

In 1975, when political scientist Benedict Anderson reached Wat Phai Rong Wua, a massive temple complex in rural Thailand conceived by Buddhist monk Luang Phor Khom, he felt he had wandered into a demented Disneyland. One of the world's most bizarre tourist attractions, Wat Phai Rong Wua was designed as a cautionary museum of sorts; its gruesome statues depict violent and torturous scenes that showcase what hell may be like. Over the next few decades, Anderson, who is best known for his work, Imagined Communities, found himself transfixed by this unusual amalgamation of objects, returning several times to see attractions like the largest metal-cast Buddha figure in the world and the Palace of a Hundred Spires. The concrete statuaries and perverse art in Luang Phor's personal museum of hell included, "side by side, an upright human skeleton in a glass cabinet and a life-size replica of Michelangelo's gigantic nude David, wearing fashionable red underpants from the top of which poked part of a swollen, un-Florentine penis," alongside dozens of statues of evildoers being ferociously punished in their afterlife. In The Fate of Rural Hell, Anderson unravels the intrigue of this strange setting, endeavoring to discover what compels so many Thai visitors to travel to this popular spectacle and what order, if any, inspired its creation. At the same time, he notes in Wat Phai Rong Wua the unexpected effects of the gradual advance of capitalism into the far reaches of rural Asia. Both a one-of-a-kind travelogue and a penetrating look at the community that sustains it, The Fate of Rural Hell is sure to intrigue and inspire conversation as much as Wat Phai Rong Wua itself.

Author : Jorge Consiglio
Publisher : Charco Press
Page : 83 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2020-03-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781916277823

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Fate by Jorge Consiglio Pdf

This novel focuses on a group of characters who are all in different ways endeavouring to take control of their fate. Their desire to lead a genuine existence forces them to confront difficult decisions, and to break out of comfortable routines.Karl and Marina have been together for ten years and have a young son, Simón. Karl is a German-born oboist at Argentina’s national orchestra, and Marina is a meteorologist. On a field trip, she meets fellow researcher Zárate, and what might have been just a fling starts to erode the foundations of her marriage. Then there is Amer, a dynamic and successful taxidermist. At a group therapy session for smokers, Amer falls for the younger Clara. While the relationship between Karl and Marina disintegrates, the love story between Amer and Clara is just beginning – or is it already at an end? One of Argentina’s leading contemporary writers, Jorge Consiglio portrays the inner worlds of these characters through the minute details of their everyday lives, laying bare their strivings and their frustrations with a wry gaze, and seeking in this close-up texture a deeper truth.

Author : Storm Constantine
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Wraeththu (Fictitious characters)
ISBN : OCLC:63077532

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The Fulfilments of Fate and Desire by Storm Constantine Pdf

Author : Frederick C. Beiser
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2009-07-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0674020693

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The Fate of Reason by Frederick C. Beiser Pdf

The Fate of Reason is the first general history devoted to the period between Kant and Fichte, one of the most revolutionary and fertile in modern philosophy. The philosophers of this time broke with the two central tenets of the modem Cartesian tradition: the authority of reason and the primacy of epistemology. They also witnessed the decline of the Aufkldrung, the completion of Kant's philosophy, and the beginnings of post-Kantian idealism. Thanks to Beiser we can newly appreciate the influence of Kant's critics on the development of his philosophy. Beiser brings the controversies, and the personalities who engaged in them, to life and tells a story that has uncanny parallels with the debates of the present.

Author : E. B. Black
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2016-02-26
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1523836326

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Medusa's Desire (Fate of Eros #1) by E. B. Black Pdf

Medusa remembers what it was like to be human and the memories are painful. As a monster, she's alone. Everyone who looks at her screams and transforms into a statue. She's tired of trying to make friends and killing people instead. When one human man, Perseus, is sent to kill her by the gods, she accepts it. She's tired of this life and ready to die. But instead of assassinating her, he falls in love after seeing what she suffers through. He can't look into her eyes, but he can touch her. His caress makes her body sizzle with more passion than she's ever felt before. But can a monster find true love when she's accidentally killed everyone else she's cared about?

Author : Stephen A. Mitchell
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2003-01-28
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9780393323733

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Can Love Last?: The Fate of Romance Over Time by Stephen A. Mitchell Pdf

A look at the major components of romantic love--sex, idealization, aggression, self-pity, guilt, and commitment.

Author : Stephen A. Mitchell
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2003-02-17
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9780393078480

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Can Love Last?: The Fate of Romance over Time by Stephen A. Mitchell Pdf

"A beautiful and brilliant reexamination of love and its perils."—Barbara Fisher, Boston Globe Common wisdom has it that love is fragile, but leading psychoanalyst Stephen A. Mitchell argues that romance doesn't actually diminish in long-term relationships—it becomes increasingly dangerous. What we regard as the transience of love is really risk management. Mitchell shows that love can endure, if only we become aware of our self-destructive efforts to protect ourselves from its risks. "Those who read this book will love more wisely because of it."—Andrew Solomon, author of The Noonday Demon "[A] work on romance that is rich and multi-layered."—Publishers Weekly "Cheerful, open, and humane—you'd definitely have wanted him as your analyst."—Judith Shulevitz, The New York Times Book Review "[T]houghtful, compassionate, and profoundly optimistic."—JoAnn Gutin, Salon.com

Author : Margaret Visser
Publisher : House of Anansi
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780887846793

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Beyond Fate by Margaret Visser Pdf

Many people today are afflicted with a sense that they cannot change things for the better. They feel helpless, constrained, caught ? in a word, fatalistic. Beyond Fate examines why. In her characteristically lively prose, Margaret Visser investigates what fate means to us, and where the propensity to believe in it and accept it comes from. She takes an ancient metaphor where time is "seen" and spoken of as though it were space and examines how this way of picturing reality can be a useful tool to think with - or, on the other hand, how it may lead people into disastrous misunderstandings. By observing how fatalism expresses itself in one's daily life, in everything from table manners to shopping to sport, the book proposes ways to limit its influence. Beyond Fate provides a timely and provocative perspective on modern life, both personal and social.

Author : Oliver Jeffers
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2019-11-28
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780008266226

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The Fate of Fausto by Oliver Jeffers Pdf

A stunningly presented modern-day fable from world-renowned talent Oliver Jeffers.

Author : Simon Watney
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1997-01-01
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 0304337854

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Policing Desire by Simon Watney Pdf

Since its initial publication, Policing Desire has proved to be an unparalleled analysis of 'the cacophony of voices which sounds through every institution of our society on the subject of AIDS.' For the third edition Simon Watney has provided a new preface, a compelling new concluding essay, and a resource directory for AIDS information.

Author : H. Rider Haggard,Andrew Lang
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1891
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BSB:BSB11664319

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The World's Desire by H. Rider Haggard,Andrew Lang Pdf

Author : Bret Burquest
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2001-01-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1462814107

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A Bad Run of Fate by Bret Burquest Pdf

A dark psychological mystery examines the essence of the tortured soul of a serial killer. Eight men learn of a fabulous cache of gold hidden in the hills near Congress, Arizona. But a mysterious serial killer, the Lord of the Wings, stands in their way. The actual cache of gold, revealed within the narrative, remains undiscovered to this day. The story within the story details how the real treasure was hidden over a century ago and reveals its likely location. The author is offering a 90% finders fee for anyone who discovers the riches through the use of facts in this book.