The virtues of disillusionment / Steven Heighton.

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Heighton, Steven, 1961- [author.]

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9781771993258
1771993251
9781771993241
1771993243
9781771993234
1771993235

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Virtues of illusionment

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Virtues of disillusionment.DDC classification:

128 23

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B105.I44

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cci1icc

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Contents:

Intro -- Title Page -- Foreword -- The virtues of Disillusionment -- Copyright Page

Summary: "Most people go through life chasing illusions of success, fame, wealth, happiness, and few things are more painful than the reality-revealing loss of an illusion. But if illusions are negative, why is the opposite, being disillusioned, also negative? In this essay based on his inaugural writer-in-residence lecture at Athabasca University, internationally acclaimed writer Steven Heighton mathematically evaluates the paradox of disillusionment and the negative aspects of hope. Drawing on writers such as Herman Melville, Leonard Cohen, Kate Chopin, and Thich Nhat Hanh, Heighton considers the influence of illusions on creativity, art, and society. This meditation on language and philosophy reveals the virtues of being disillusioned and, perhaps, the path to freedom."-- Provided by publisher.

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"Most people go through life chasing illusions of success, fame, wealth, happiness, and few things are more painful than the reality-revealing loss of an illusion. But if illusions are negative, why is the opposite, being disillusioned, also negative? In this essay based on his inaugural writer-in-residence lecture at Athabasca University, internationally acclaimed writer Steven Heighton mathematically evaluates the paradox of disillusionment and the negative aspects of hope. Drawing on writers such as Herman Melville, Leonard Cohen, Kate Chopin, and Thich Nhat Hanh, Heighton considers the influence of illusions on creativity, art, and society. This meditation on language and philosophy reveals the virtues of being disillusioned and, perhaps, the path to freedom."-- Provided by publisher.

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Intro -- Title Page -- Foreword -- The virtues of Disillusionment -- Copyright Page

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