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Author Halling, Steen.

Title Intimacy, transcendence, and psychology : closeness and openness in everyday life / Steen Halling
Published New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2008

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 MELB  158.2 Hal/Ita  DUE 24-05-24
Description x, 247 pages ; 22 cm
Contents Introduction: on the disappearance and appearance of persons -- Seeing a significant other as if for the first time -- On being disillusioned by a significant other -- Forgiving another, recovering one's future -- Experiencing the humanity of the disturbed person -- On the study of human experience -- Interpersonal relations and transcendence -- Psychology, transcendence, and everyday life
Summary "This book addresses the richness and depth of our intimate relationships and especially those moments when we come to see ourselves and the other person in a new way. In such moments we realize that however much we are influenced by heredity and upbringing, we are also agents with the capacity for openness and transcendence."--BOOK JACKET
Subject Intimacy (Psychology)
Phenomenological psychology.
LC no. 2007018266
ISBN 023060045X alkaline paper