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Adam Phillips, "On Giving Up" (FSG, 2024)
New Books in Psychoanalysis
Exploring Giving Up and Desire in Consumer Capitalism
The chapter delves into how giving up is intertwined with desire and consumer capitalism, reflecting on societal anxieties and questioning the worth of the human experience. It challenges the cultural assumption that giving up is always negative, discussing the importance of knowing when to persevere and when to let go. The conversation also touches on the concept of control, midlife crisis, ambivalence, and the evolving nature of psychoanalysis.
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