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The Thing Itself

by Richard Todd

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ISBN13: 9781594488511
ISBN10: 1594488517
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A deeply personal literary memoir that explores what it means to live an authentic life in an increasingly detached and self-conscious world.

Incited by the feeling that the essence of the modern world is buried beneath the distractions of hype and melodrama, cultural critic Richard Todd began a personal search for authenticity, that elusive quality we often seek but seldom find. In The Thing Itself, Todd attempts to discover for himself a new way of thinking by asking the simple question: What is true in ourselves and the world around us?

With an exquisite eye for detail and an inquisitive spirit, Todd launches into an involving and elegantly crafted investigation of what makes an authentically lived life. As he focuses on an array of exchanges with people, objects, places, and ideasafrom the banal to the emotionally poignantaTodd shows us that thereas a great distance between what we can touch, feel, and see, and what interactions mean in our lives. Mining a rich and multifaceted store of modern philosophy and personal experiences, he inches closer to seeing himself and the world through a clearer set of eyes.

Engaging and readable, The Thing Itself offers unexpected insights into the very human search for meaning in our lives.

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Engaging and readable, this deeply personal literary memoir explores what it means to live an authentic life in an increasingly detached and self-conscious world.

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ISBN:
9781594488511
Subtitle:
On the Search for Authenticity
Author:
Todd, Richard
Publisher:
Riverhead Hardcover
Subject:
Inspiration & Personal Growth
Subject:
Personal Transformation
Subject:
Critics
Subject:
Authenticity (Philosophy)
Subject:
Philosophy
Subject:
Critics -- United States.
Publication Date:
August 2008
Binding:
Hardcover
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Pages:
253
Dimensions:
7.96x5.52x.94 in. .76 lbs.

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