The Paradoxical Self: Toward an Understanding of Our Contradictory Nature

by Kirk J. Schneider

Book Overview

Why do so many of us develop extremist psychological patterns, from withdrawal to aggression, friendship to enmity? Why do people vicariously live out their extremes through the actions of others? What can we do to transform these extremes in order to live vital and creative lives? Drawing on the vast literature of existential psychology, Dr. Schneider develops what he calls the paradox principle, based on the assumptions that human experience spans...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1573926361
• ISBN13: 9781573926362
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Humanities Press Intl
• Length: 239 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.4" x 8.5"