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Discover the thought-provoking masterpiece by Julienne van Loon, a distinguished scholar and writer, exploring the profound question: What does it mean to live a good life? In this award-winning autobiography, she invites readers on an intellectual and personal journey, brilliantly weaving philosophical ideas from six leading contemporary thinkers, including Rosi Braidotti and Siri Hustvedt. This fresh perspective on love, play, fear, work, wonder, and friendship will resonate deeply with anyone seeking enlightenment and understanding. Examined through the lens of van Loon's own experiences, her narrative not only examines complex themes but also introduces six remarkable women whose contributions to philosophy and literature expand our views on authenticity and existence. Winner of the Australian Book Design Awards 2020 for Best Designed Autobiography, this book is a must-have for anyone fascinated by memoirs, philosophy, or women's voices in modern literature. Enhance your reading collection with this intellectual gem, and discover how the profound musings of these thinkers can transform your perspective on life. With free shipping available, order now and allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Please note, once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781742236308
Year: 2019
Publisher: NewSouth Publishing
Description:
WINNER of the Australian Book Design Awards 2020
Best Designed Autobiography/Biography/Memoir Nonfiction Cover
Highly Commended for the Victorian Premier's Literary Award 2019 for Non-Fiction
One of the age-old questions of philosophy is what
does it mean to live a good life? In this extraordinary book, scholar and
writer, Julienne van Loon, applies a range of philosophical ideas to her own
experience. Van Loon engages with the work of six leading contemporary thinkers
and writers — Rosi Braidotti, Nancy Holmstrom, Siri Hustvedt, Laura Kipnis,
Julia Kristeva and Marina Warner — through interrogating and enlivening their
ideas on love, play, fear, work, wonder and friendship.
Her journey is intellectual and deeply personal,
political and intimate at once. It introduces readers to six extraordinary
women whose own deeply thoughtful work has much to offer all of us. They may
transform our own views of what it means to live a good life.
'...a knotty, charismatic exploration of the intersection between ideas and lived experience, through six central themes...Van Loon has dared to think about how we might have serious conversations about how and why we live, invited a range of impressive thinkers to the table, and submitted her own experience as a kind of case study for application of the ideas that arise. The result is a surprising and resonant work that cements Julienne van Loon's status as a thinking woman well worth reading and following.'— Jo Case,Sydney Morning Herald
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781742236308
Year: 2019
Publisher: NewSouth Publishing
Description:
WINNER of the Australian Book Design Awards 2020
Best Designed Autobiography/Biography/Memoir Nonfiction Cover
Highly Commended for the Victorian Premier's Literary Award 2019 for Non-Fiction
One of the age-old questions of philosophy is what
does it mean to live a good life? In this extraordinary book, scholar and
writer, Julienne van Loon, applies a range of philosophical ideas to her own
experience. Van Loon engages with the work of six leading contemporary thinkers
and writers — Rosi Braidotti, Nancy Holmstrom, Siri Hustvedt, Laura Kipnis,
Julia Kristeva and Marina Warner — through interrogating and enlivening their
ideas on love, play, fear, work, wonder and friendship.
Her journey is intellectual and deeply personal,
political and intimate at once. It introduces readers to six extraordinary
women whose own deeply thoughtful work has much to offer all of us. They may
transform our own views of what it means to live a good life.
'...a knotty, charismatic exploration of the intersection between ideas and lived experience, through six central themes...Van Loon has dared to think about how we might have serious conversations about how and why we live, invited a range of impressive thinkers to the table, and submitted her own experience as a kind of case study for application of the ideas that arise. The result is a surprising and resonant work that cements Julienne van Loon's status as a thinking woman well worth reading and following.'— Jo Case,Sydney Morning Herald