The Summing Up, Part 354, Volume 1This book represents Maugham's life and philosophy in his own words. It is autobiographical in nature, though most of the work is concerned with Maugham's unique and fascinating opinions on the theatre, writing, metaphysics and the interesting people he encountered in his long and successful career. |
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This book explains what feelings are, describes their relationship with other psychological phenomena, and shows how their analysis transforms understandings of some key topics related to health and illness.
This book explains what feelings are, describes their relationship with other psychological phenomena, and shows how their analysis transforms understandings of some key topics related to health and illness.
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... Feeling guilty affects our thoughts regard- ing our parents or children . Feeling sad colors our thoughts about events , as does feeling happy . One morning we might think that we can accomplish anything ; another morning we might want ...
... Feeling guilty affects our thoughts regard- ing our parents or children . Feeling sad colors our thoughts about events , as does feeling happy . One morning we might think that we can accomplish anything ; another morning we might want ...
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... feeling, as we will see below. Things are much similar with self-feeling. Appropriate self-feelings contain their own contingency. They are the affective disclosure of our individual existences and allow for the awareness that we can ...
... feeling, as we will see below. Things are much similar with self-feeling. Appropriate self-feelings contain their own contingency. They are the affective disclosure of our individual existences and allow for the awareness that we can ...
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