{"product_id":"on-kindness","title":"On Kindness","description":"In this brilliant, epigrammatic book, the eminent psychoanalyst Adam Phillips and the social historian Barbara Taylor examine the terrors of kindness and return to the reader the intense satisfactions of generosity and compassion.\n\nKindness is the foundation of the world's great religions and most-enduring philosophies. Why, then, does being kind feel so dangerous? If we crave kindness with such intensity, why is it often the last pleasure we permit ourselves? And why―despite our longing―are we often suspicious when we are on the receiving end of it?\n\nDrawing on intellectual history, literature, psychoanalysis, and contemporary social theory, this brief and essential book will return to its readers what Marcus Aurelius declared was mankind's \"greatest delight\": the intense satisfactions of generosity and compassion.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0312429746\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.0312429746.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Phillips, Adam|Taylor, Barbara\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43150393770045,"sku":"BVV.0312429746.G","price":6.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/0312429746-0.jpg?v=1778015895","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/on-kindness","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}