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Mirror, Mirror : The Uses and Abuses of Self-Love by Simon Blackburn; ProQuest (Firme) is a philosophy book available to read on EtoBox.
What is Mirror, Mirror : The Uses and Abuses of Self-Love about?
From the author of Think , an enlightening and entertaining exploration of narcissism and self-esteem Everyone deplores narcissism, especially in others. The vain are by turns annoying or absurd, offending us whether they are blissfully oblivious or proudly aware of their behavior. But are narcissism and vanity really as bad as they seem? Can we avoid them even if we try? In Mirror, Mirror , Simon Blackburn, the author of such best-selling philosophy books as Think , Being Good , and Lust , says that narcissism, vanity, pride, and self-esteem are more complex than they first appear and have innumerable good and bad forms. Drawing on philosophy, psychology, literature, history, and popular culture, Blackburn offers an enlightening and entertaining exploration of self-love, from the myth of Narcissus and the Christian story of the Fall to today's self-esteem industry. A sparkling mixture of learning, humor, and style, Mirror, Mirror examines what great thinkers have said about self-lovefrom Aristotle, Cicero, and Erasmus to Rousseau, Adam Smith, Kant, and Iris Murdoch. It considers todays "me"-related obsessions, such as the selfie, plastic surgery, and cosmetic enhancements, and ref
Who reads Mirror, Mirror : The Uses and Abuses of Self-Love?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Simon Blackburn; ProQuest (Firme)
- Publisher
- Princeton: Princeton University Press
- Published
- 2014
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780691161426
- Category
- philosophy
- Subjects
- Psychology, Fiction, Science
- Rating
- 3.7 / 5 (36 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14