In pursuit of Unhappiness / Reflections on Suicide.
By: Jahanbegloo, Ramin.
Publisher: New Delhi : Orient Blackswan Private Limited, 2021Description: 96p.ISBN: 9788194829577.Subject(s): Suicide and literature | LiteratureDDC classification: 616.858445 Summary: In today s world, happiness and wellbeing are often dictated to us by the State or by mass culture and shallow, consumerist and false modes of being. Not to be happy is, by definition, to be marginal, a misfit and a dissenter. In such a world, unhappiness becomes the forbidden universe of those for whom it is an act of dissent against the normative collective experience of conformism, contentment and mediocrity. It also exhorts us to closely examine the meaning of happiness. The pursuit of unhappiness, then, is to confront life in its totality, and presents an alternate horizon of truth, meaning and value for human beings, says renowned philosopher Ramin Jahanbegloo. Life is a beautiful adventure which deserves to be lived for its own sake, fully and well; but a life full of pain without an exit door is a dark and lonely prison. Suicide, rather than being an act of despair or hatred of life, is the ultimate act of human freedom and agency by which individuals have shown that they control their destiny, and opposed the tyranny of power, be it of society or the State. This freedom belongs to those who have the courage to live an examined life, and strive to preserve their marginality, integrity and autonomy. In a violent, indifferent world without God and without hope, suicide offers the fragile mortal grappling with meaningless suffering a mode of transcendence and immortality, and freedom from the fear of death, which is, as Montaigne said, the origin of another life| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Books
|
NASSDOC Library | 616.858445 JAH-I (Browse shelf) | Available | 52188 |
Browsing NASSDOC Library Shelves Close shelf browser
|
|
|
|
|
|
No cover image available | ||
| 616.8521 INV- Interventions following mass violence and disasters: strategies for mental healt | 616.852106 EAR; SL1 Early intervention for trauma and traumatic loss | 616.8553 HAY-M Measuring the impact of dyslexia : | 616.858445 JAH-I In pursuit of Unhappiness / | 616.86 THO-I Introduction to addictive behaviors | 616.8606 HUB-; Clear body and clear mind: the effective purification programme | 616.8606 MUE-I Integrated treatment for dual disorders: a guide to effective practice |
In today s world, happiness and wellbeing are often dictated to us by the State or by mass culture and shallow, consumerist and false modes of being. Not to be happy is, by definition, to be marginal, a misfit and a dissenter. In such a world, unhappiness becomes the forbidden universe of those for whom it is an act of dissent against the normative collective experience of conformism, contentment and mediocrity. It also exhorts us to closely examine the meaning of happiness. The pursuit of unhappiness, then, is to confront life in its totality, and presents an alternate horizon of truth, meaning and value for human beings, says renowned philosopher Ramin Jahanbegloo. Life is a beautiful adventure which deserves to be lived for its own sake, fully and well; but a life full of pain without an exit door is a dark and lonely prison. Suicide, rather than being an act of despair or hatred of life, is the ultimate act of human freedom and agency by which individuals have shown that they control their destiny, and opposed the tyranny of power, be it of society or the State. This freedom belongs to those who have the courage to live an examined life, and strive to preserve their marginality, integrity and autonomy. In a violent, indifferent world without God and without hope, suicide offers the fragile mortal grappling with meaningless suffering a mode of transcendence and immortality, and freedom from the fear of death, which is, as Montaigne said, the origin of another life
There are no comments for this item.