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Autobiophilosophy

Autobiophilosophy

An Intimate Story of What it Means to be Human

by Robert Rowland Smith
Paperback
Publication Date: 30/04/2018

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Autobiophilosophy is an astonishingly frank and original autobiography that explores the fundamental question of what it means to be human.

Robert Rowland Smith's life story involves a love triangle, office politics, police raids, illegal drugs, the academic elite and a near-death experience. It sees him grappling with the tragic fate of his father, going through a double divorce and encountering a living divinity. We witness him confronting his demons but also looking out for angels.

A former Oxford don, Robert uses these deeply personal experiences to generate philosophical insights that will resonate with everybody. What are the recurring patterns, unconscious motives and social forces that govern our behaviour?

Through his experiences, and referencing writers from Shakespeare to Freud, he offers new models and ways into human psychology. As we are led into Robert's private world, we gain an understanding of what it means to be human that is relevant to all.

ISBN:
9780008218461
9780008218461
Category:
Ethics & moral philosophy
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
30-04-2018
Language:
English
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers Australia
Country of origin:
Australia
Pages:
304
Dimensions (mm):
216x135x29mm
Weight:
0.43kg
Robert Rowland Smith

Robert Rowland Smith is the author of six books, including Breakfast with Socrates and The Reality Test.

He has been a columnist for both the Sunday Times Magazine and the Evening Standard and is a regular contributor to BBC radio.

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