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The Burdens of Perfection
Language: en
Pages: 279
Authors: Andrew H. Miller
Categories: Literary Criticism
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-08-15 - Publisher: Cornell University Press

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Literary criticism has, in recent decades, rather fled from discussions of moral psychology, and for good reasons, too. Who would not want to flee the hectoring
Novels Behind Glass
Language: en
Pages: 258
Authors: Andrew H. Miller
Categories: Business & Economics
Type: BOOK - Published: 1995-10-19 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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Drawing on work in critical theory, feminism and social history, this book traces the lines of tension shot through Victorian culture by the fear that the socia
The Case against Perfection
Language: en
Pages: 177
Authors: Michael J Sandel
Categories: Philosophy
Type: BOOK - Published: 2009-06-30 - Publisher: Harvard University Press

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Breakthroughs in genetics present us with a promise and a predicament. The promise is that we will soon be able to treat and prevent a host of debilitating dise
Too Perfect
Language: en
Pages: 225
Authors: Allan Mallinger
Categories: Self-Help
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-06-29 - Publisher: Ballantine Books

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For many of us, perfectionism can bring life's most desired rewards. But when the obsessive need for perfection and control gets in the way of our professional
On Not Being Someone Else
Language: en
Pages: 233
Authors: Andrew H. Miller
Categories: Philosophy
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-06-09 - Publisher: Harvard University Press

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“To be someone—to be anyone—is about...not being someone else. Miller’s amused and inspired book is utterly compelling.” —Adam Phillips “A compend