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Author:
Jollien, Alexandre, 1975- author.
Title:
In praise of weakness / Alexandre Jollien ; with a foreword by Matthieu Ricard ; translated from the French by Michael Eskin.
Publisher:
Upper West Side PhilosophersInc.,
Copyright Date:
2017
Description:
pages cm.
Subject:
Jollien, Alexandre,--1975-
Philosophy--Switzerland--Biography.
Cerebral palsied--Biography.
Developmental disabilities--Patients--Biography.
People with disabilities--Biography.
Contents:
Too many somersaults -- The strange creature that I am -- Giving meaning to reality -- The sincerity of true kindness -- Embracing our condition -- Drawing strength from our weakness -- Pity anesthetizes -- The other's gaze -- The joy of being alive -- They talked and analyzed -- Culture shock -- Conditional happiness -- A man of God -- A craving for learning -- Genuine friends -- Marginal.
Series:
Subway line ; No. 12
ISBN:
1935830422
9781935830429
OCLC:
(OCoLC)974035386
LCCN:
2017000450
Locations:
BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

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