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Suddenly confronted with his own mortality after a routine checkup, eminent psychotherapist Julius Hertzfeld is forced to reexamine his life and work-and seeks out Philip Slate, a sex addict whom he failed to help some twenty years earlier. Yet Philip claims to be cured-miraculously transformed by the pessimistic teachings of German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer-and is, himself, a philosophical counselor in training. Philip's dour, misanthropic stance compels Julius to invite Philip to join his intensive therapy group in exchange for tutoring on Schopenhauer. But with mere months left, life may be far too short to help Philip or to compete with him for the hearts and minds of the group members. And then again, it might be just long enough.… (meer)
Fantastic novel. Interesting plot and superb descriptions of human interactions in a (therapeutic) group setting. You don't want to stop reading. Many quotes from the philosopher. ( )
Wordt er nog op deze manier aan groepstherapie gedaan ? Misschien is het dan wel een goede beschrijving van wat er in de therapeut z'n hoofd omgaat....
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Ogni volta che respiriamo, allontaniamo la morte che ci assale [...]. Ma bisogna infine che la morte trionfi, poiché siamo divenuti sua preda per il solo fatto di essere nati; la morte si permette un momento di giocare con la sua preda, ma non aspetta che l'ora di divorarla. Rimaniamo tuttavia affezionati alla vita e spendiamo ogni cura per prolungarla quanto possiamo; proprio come chi si sforza di gonfiare quanto più e quanto più a lungo è possibile una bolla di sapone, pur sapendola destinata a scoppiare.
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Alla comunità di vecchi compagni che mi onorano della loro amicizia, condividono l'inesorabile decadere e le perdite dell'esistenza e perseverano nel sostenermi con la loro saggezza e dedizione alla vita della mente: Robert Berger, Murray Bilmes, Martel Bryant, Dagfinn Føllesdahl, Joseph Frank, Van Harvey, Julius Kaplan, Herbert Kotz, Morton Lieberman, Walter Sokel, Saul Spiro e Larry Zaroff.
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Julius kannte die Betrachtungen über Leben und Tod so gut wie jeder andere.
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Suddenly confronted with his own mortality after a routine checkup, eminent psychotherapist Julius Hertzfeld is forced to reexamine his life and work-and seeks out Philip Slate, a sex addict whom he failed to help some twenty years earlier. Yet Philip claims to be cured-miraculously transformed by the pessimistic teachings of German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer-and is, himself, a philosophical counselor in training. Philip's dour, misanthropic stance compels Julius to invite Philip to join his intensive therapy group in exchange for tutoring on Schopenhauer. But with mere months left, life may be far too short to help Philip or to compete with him for the hearts and minds of the group members. And then again, it might be just long enough.