Love and the Abyss: An Essay on Finitude and Value

by Ralph D. Ellis

Book Overview

This book develops the notion of a culture of narcissism, a concept originally proposed by Christopher Lasch. The author puts forward a coherent theory of the role played by love in human attempts to grapple with the problems of finitude and the experience of the basic value of being--universal problems that are especially troublesome in a narcissistic culture such as ours. Ellis suggests that love is a way to experience the finitude of existence...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812694570
• ISBN13: 9780812694574
• Release Date: December 2004
• Publisher: Open Court
• Length: 271 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.0"