On Ambivalence: The Problems and Pleasures of Having It Both Ways
A concise guide to ambivalence, from Adam and Eve (to eat the apple or not?) to Hamlet (to be or not?) to globalization (e pluribus unum or not?). Why is it so hard to make up our minds? Adam and Eve set the template: Do we or don't we eat the apple? They chose, half-heartedly, and nothing was ever the same again. With this book, Kenneth Weisbrode offers a crisp, literate, and provocative introduction to the age-old struggle...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0262017318
ISBN13:9780262017312
Release Date:January 2012
Publisher:MIT Press
Length:88 Pages
Weight:0.20 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 4.5" x 6.3"
Age Range:18 years and up
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
Customer Reviews
1 rating
Not what I expected!
Published by LisaC , 2 years ago
For a small book it seemed laborious to get through. I did finish it, but promptly gave it away to the Goodwill Store!
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