Jan Geurtz Addicted to love

the path to self-acceptance and happiness in relationships

In Addicted to Love, Jan Geurtz clearly demonstrates how our search for love and approval stems from a fundamental self-rejection. We try to compensate for this by seeking other people’s appreciation. But this is counterproductive: it actually makes us more insecure and therefore increasingly dependent. This creates an addiction to love, approval and the security of a relationship. As a result, most romantic relationships eventually fail, or – perhaps even worse – are reduced to dreary co-existence...

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Engels | 192 pagina's (ePub2, 1,7 MB) | Ambo|Anthos, Amsterdam | 2017

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Jenny Slatman Our strange body

philosophical reflections on identity and medical interventions

Filosofische beschouwing over de wijze waarop mensen zich identificeren met ingrijpende veranderingen aan het eigen lichaam.

Non-fictie

Engels | 192 pagina's (ePub2, 2,7 MB) | Amsterdam University Press, Amsterdam | 2016

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Patricia Hill Collins Black feminist thought

knowledge, consciousness, and the politics of empowerment

The politics of Black feminist thought -- Distinguishing features of Black feminist thought -- Work, family, and Black women's oppression -- Mammies, matriarchs, and other controlling images -- The power of self-definition -- The sexual politics of black womanhood -- Black women's love relationships -- Black women and motherhood -- Rethinking Black women's activism -- U.S. Black feminism in transnational context -- Black feminist epistemology -- Toward a politics of empowerment

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Engels | 357 pagina's | Routledge, New York | 2009

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Jenny Slatman Our strange body

philosophical reflections on identity and medical interventions

Filosofische beschouwing over de wijze waarop mensen zich identificeren met ingrijpende veranderingen aan het eigen lichaam.

Non-fictie

Engels | 180 pagina's | Amsterdam University Press, Amsterdam | 2014

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Edwin M. Curley Bayle vs. Spinoza on toleration

Non-fictie

Engels | 30 pagina's | Uitgeverij Spinozahuis, Voorschoten | 2009

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Simon Sinek Start with why

how great leaders inspire everyone to take action

Non-fictie

Engels | 246 pagina's | Portfolio Penguin, London | 2019

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Thomas Cathcart | Daniel Klein Heidegger and a hippo walk through those pearly gates

using philosophy (and jokes!) to explore life, death, the afterlife, and everything in between

Humoristische beschrijving over leven en dood, hiernamaals en alles ertussenin

Engels | 245 pagina's | Penguin Group, New York, NY | 2009

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