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The Tragedy of the Self

Lectures on Global Hermeneutics

2023 || Paperback || Andrea Sangiacomo || Kleine Uil, Uitgeverij

Why do human beings interpret their overall experience in terms of selfhood? How was the notion and sense of self shaped at different times and in different cultures? What sort of problems or paradoxes did these constructions face? These lectures address these and related questions by sketching a roadmap of possible theoretical avenues for conceiving of the self, bringing to the foreground its soteriological implications, while also testing this theoretical outlook against insights offered by...

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An introduction to friendliness (mettā)

Emotional intelligence and freedom in the Pāli discourses of the Buddha

2022 || Paperback || Andrea Sangiacomo || University of Groningen Press

Friendliness (mettā in Pāli) is an emotional and intentional attitude of goodwill and non-aversion towards all sentient beings, including oneself. It is rooted in both feeling and understanding. In the Pāli discourses of the Buddha, friendliness is repeatedly stressed and encouraged for its numerous benefits. It supports and develops a form of emotional intelligence and provides an ideal pathway to explore deeper aspects of one’s experience and their philosophical implications. Friendlin...