The virtues of disillusionment
Most people go through life chasing illusions of success, fame, wealth, happiness, and few things are more painful than the reality-revealing loss of an illusion. But if illusions are negative, why is the opposite, being disillusioned, also negative? In this essay based on his inaugural writer-in-re...
Gespeichert in:
| 1. Verfasser: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Buch |
| Sprache: | eng |
| Schlagworte: | |
| Online-Zugang: | Volltext |
| Tags: |
Tag hinzufügen
Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!
|
| container_end_page | |
|---|---|
| container_issue | |
| container_start_page | |
| container_title | |
| container_volume | |
| creator | Heighton, Steven |
| description | Most people go through life chasing illusions of success, fame, wealth, happiness, and few things are more painful than the reality-revealing loss of an illusion. But if illusions are negative, why is the opposite, being disillusioned, also negative? In this essay based on his inaugural writer-in-residence lecture at Athabasca University, internationally acclaimed writer Steven Heighton mathematically evaluates the paradox of disillusionment and the negative aspects of hope. Drawing on writers such as Herman Melville, Leonard Cohen, Kate Chopin, and Thich Nhat Hanh, Heighton considers the influence of illusions on creativity, art, and society. This meditation on language and philosophy reveals the virtues of being disillusioned and, perhaps, the path to freedom. |
| doi_str_mv | 10.15215/aupress/9781771993265.01 |
| format | Book |
| fullrecord | <record><control><sourceid>proquest_askew</sourceid><recordid>TN_cdi_askewsholts_vlebooks_9781771993258</recordid><sourceformat>XML</sourceformat><sourcesystem>PC</sourcesystem><sourcerecordid>EBC6357475</sourcerecordid><originalsourceid>FETCH-LOGICAL-a3873x-218f27cc37e7f486c4a098dcab742b545fffe72a7076f53dd97469c36ef46c9d3</originalsourceid><addsrcrecordid>eNqNkMtKAzEUhiOiqLVPoEjdKC7a5n5ZaqkXKLgpbkOaSezYtBkn01rf3uBUdOnq8PN958B_ALhEcIAYRmxo1lXtUhoqIZEQSCmCORtAtAdOfjIl-7-BocMcEMcyZw6PQDelNwghVgwSSY7BxXTuepuybtYu9aLvFWUqQ1inMq6WbtWcggNvQnLd3eyAl_vxdPTYnzw_PI1uJ31DpCDbPkbSY2EtEU54KrmlBipZWDMTFM8YZd57J7ARUHDPSFEoQbmyhDtPuVUF6YCb9rBJC_eR5jE0SW-Cm8W4SPpPXSb_71KU3evWrer4njs2-luzuVttgh7fjThhggqWzfOd6ergXqNuz2FImOIk47MWR1O5lS6iabnID4eZXrXUuqCrulya-jOvagahRpgprLdbngghX8KRgRY</addsrcrecordid><sourcetype>Aggregation Database</sourcetype><iscdi>true</iscdi><recordtype>book</recordtype><pqid>EBC6357475</pqid></control><display><type>book</type><title>The virtues of disillusionment</title><source>DOAB: Directory of Open Access Books</source><creator>Heighton, Steven</creator><creatorcontrib>Heighton, Steven ; Canadian Electronic Library (Firm) ; Coherent Digital (Firm)</creatorcontrib><description>Most people go through life chasing illusions of success, fame, wealth, happiness, and few things are more painful than the reality-revealing loss of an illusion. But if illusions are negative, why is the opposite, being disillusioned, also negative? In this essay based on his inaugural writer-in-residence lecture at Athabasca University, internationally acclaimed writer Steven Heighton mathematically evaluates the paradox of disillusionment and the negative aspects of hope. Drawing on writers such as Herman Melville, Leonard Cohen, Kate Chopin, and Thich Nhat Hanh, Heighton considers the influence of illusions on creativity, art, and society. This meditation on language and philosophy reveals the virtues of being disillusioned and, perhaps, the path to freedom.</description><edition>1</edition><identifier>ISBN: 1771993251</identifier><identifier>ISBN: 9781771993258</identifier><identifier>ISBN: 9781771993265</identifier><identifier>ISBN: 177199326X</identifier><identifier>ISBN: 1771993243</identifier><identifier>ISBN: 9781771993241</identifier><identifier>EISBN: 1771993243</identifier><identifier>EISBN: 9781771993241</identifier><identifier>EISBN: 1771993251</identifier><identifier>EISBN: 9781771993258</identifier><identifier>DOI: 10.15215/aupress/9781771993265.01</identifier><identifier>OCLC: 1162871960</identifier><identifier>LCCallNum: B105.I44 H45 2020eb</identifier><language>eng</language><publisher>Edmonton, Alberta: AU Press</publisher><subject>be happy ; Canadian literature ; canlit ; ego ; how to ; Illusion (Philosophy) ; imagination ; inner demons ; literature ; love life ; Negativity (Philosophy) ; Perception ; PHILOSOPHY ; Philosophy and Religion ; reduce stress ; Satisfaction ; self-help ; thema EDItEUR ; writing tips</subject><ispartof>The virtues of disillusionment, 2020</ispartof><tpages>1 electronic text (x, 36 pages)</tpages><format>1 electronic text (x, 36 pages)</format><oa>free_for_read</oa><woscitedreferencessubscribed>false</woscitedreferencessubscribed><relation>Books collection.</relation></display><links><openurl>$$Topenurl_article</openurl><openurlfulltext>$$Topenurlfull_article</openurlfulltext><thumbnail>$$Tsyndetics_thumb_exl</thumbnail><link.rule.ids>306,780,784,786,27925,55310</link.rule.ids></links><search><creatorcontrib>Heighton, Steven</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Canadian Electronic Library (Firm)</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Coherent Digital (Firm)</creatorcontrib><title>The virtues of disillusionment</title><title>The virtues of disillusionment</title><description>Most people go through life chasing illusions of success, fame, wealth, happiness, and few things are more painful than the reality-revealing loss of an illusion. But if illusions are negative, why is the opposite, being disillusioned, also negative? In this essay based on his inaugural writer-in-residence lecture at Athabasca University, internationally acclaimed writer Steven Heighton mathematically evaluates the paradox of disillusionment and the negative aspects of hope. Drawing on writers such as Herman Melville, Leonard Cohen, Kate Chopin, and Thich Nhat Hanh, Heighton considers the influence of illusions on creativity, art, and society. This meditation on language and philosophy reveals the virtues of being disillusioned and, perhaps, the path to freedom.</description><subject>be happy</subject><subject>Canadian literature</subject><subject>canlit</subject><subject>ego</subject><subject>how to</subject><subject>Illusion (Philosophy)</subject><subject>imagination</subject><subject>inner demons</subject><subject>literature</subject><subject>love life</subject><subject>Negativity (Philosophy)</subject><subject>Perception</subject><subject>PHILOSOPHY</subject><subject>Philosophy and Religion</subject><subject>reduce stress</subject><subject>Satisfaction</subject><subject>self-help</subject><subject>thema EDItEUR</subject><subject>writing tips</subject><isbn>1771993251</isbn><isbn>9781771993258</isbn><isbn>9781771993265</isbn><isbn>177199326X</isbn><isbn>1771993243</isbn><isbn>9781771993241</isbn><isbn>1771993243</isbn><isbn>9781771993241</isbn><isbn>1771993251</isbn><isbn>9781771993258</isbn><fulltext>true</fulltext><rsrctype>book</rsrctype><creationdate>2020</creationdate><recordtype>book</recordtype><sourceid>V1H</sourceid><recordid>eNqNkMtKAzEUhiOiqLVPoEjdKC7a5n5ZaqkXKLgpbkOaSezYtBkn01rf3uBUdOnq8PN958B_ALhEcIAYRmxo1lXtUhoqIZEQSCmCORtAtAdOfjIl-7-BocMcEMcyZw6PQDelNwghVgwSSY7BxXTuepuybtYu9aLvFWUqQ1inMq6WbtWcggNvQnLd3eyAl_vxdPTYnzw_PI1uJ31DpCDbPkbSY2EtEU54KrmlBipZWDMTFM8YZd57J7ARUHDPSFEoQbmyhDtPuVUF6YCb9rBJC_eR5jE0SW-Cm8W4SPpPXSb_71KU3evWrer4njs2-luzuVttgh7fjThhggqWzfOd6ergXqNuz2FImOIk47MWR1O5lS6iabnID4eZXrXUuqCrulya-jOvagahRpgprLdbngghX8KRgRY</recordid><startdate>2020</startdate><enddate>2020</enddate><creator>Heighton, Steven</creator><general>AU Press</general><general>Athabasca University Press</general><scope>AAJPT</scope><scope>V1H</scope><scope>YSPEL</scope></search><sort><creationdate>2020</creationdate><title>The virtues of disillusionment</title><author>Heighton, Steven</author></sort><facets><frbrtype>5</frbrtype><frbrgroupid>cdi_FETCH-LOGICAL-a3873x-218f27cc37e7f486c4a098dcab742b545fffe72a7076f53dd97469c36ef46c9d3</frbrgroupid><rsrctype>books</rsrctype><prefilter>books</prefilter><language>eng</language><creationdate>2020</creationdate><topic>be happy</topic><topic>Canadian literature</topic><topic>canlit</topic><topic>ego</topic><topic>how to</topic><topic>Illusion (Philosophy)</topic><topic>imagination</topic><topic>inner demons</topic><topic>literature</topic><topic>love life</topic><topic>Negativity (Philosophy)</topic><topic>Perception</topic><topic>PHILOSOPHY</topic><topic>Philosophy and Religion</topic><topic>reduce stress</topic><topic>Satisfaction</topic><topic>self-help</topic><topic>thema EDItEUR</topic><topic>writing tips</topic><toplevel>online_resources</toplevel><creatorcontrib>Heighton, Steven</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Canadian Electronic Library (Firm)</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Coherent Digital (Firm)</creatorcontrib><collection>Canada Commons: Books & Documents</collection><collection>DOAB: Directory of Open Access Books</collection><collection>Perlego</collection></facets><delivery><delcategory>Remote Search Resource</delcategory><fulltext>fulltext</fulltext></delivery><addata><au>Heighton, Steven</au><aucorp>Canadian Electronic Library (Firm)</aucorp><aucorp>Coherent Digital (Firm)</aucorp><format>book</format><genre>book</genre><ristype>BOOK</ristype><atitle>The virtues of disillusionment</atitle><btitle>The virtues of disillusionment</btitle><seriestitle>Books collection.</seriestitle><date>2020</date><risdate>2020</risdate><isbn>1771993251</isbn><isbn>9781771993258</isbn><isbn>9781771993265</isbn><isbn>177199326X</isbn><isbn>1771993243</isbn><isbn>9781771993241</isbn><eisbn>1771993243</eisbn><eisbn>9781771993241</eisbn><eisbn>1771993251</eisbn><eisbn>9781771993258</eisbn><abstract>Most people go through life chasing illusions of success, fame, wealth, happiness, and few things are more painful than the reality-revealing loss of an illusion. But if illusions are negative, why is the opposite, being disillusioned, also negative? In this essay based on his inaugural writer-in-residence lecture at Athabasca University, internationally acclaimed writer Steven Heighton mathematically evaluates the paradox of disillusionment and the negative aspects of hope. Drawing on writers such as Herman Melville, Leonard Cohen, Kate Chopin, and Thich Nhat Hanh, Heighton considers the influence of illusions on creativity, art, and society. This meditation on language and philosophy reveals the virtues of being disillusioned and, perhaps, the path to freedom.</abstract><cop>Edmonton, Alberta</cop><pub>AU Press</pub><doi>10.15215/aupress/9781771993265.01</doi><oclcid>1162871960</oclcid><tpages>1 electronic text (x, 36 pages)</tpages><edition>1</edition><oa>free_for_read</oa></addata></record> |
| fulltext | fulltext |
| identifier | ISBN: 1771993251 |
| ispartof | The virtues of disillusionment, 2020 |
| issn | |
| language | eng |
| recordid | cdi_askewsholts_vlebooks_9781771993258 |
| source | DOAB: Directory of Open Access Books |
| subjects | be happy Canadian literature canlit ego how to Illusion (Philosophy) imagination inner demons literature love life Negativity (Philosophy) Perception PHILOSOPHY Philosophy and Religion reduce stress Satisfaction self-help thema EDItEUR writing tips |
| title | The virtues of disillusionment |
| url | https://sfx.bib-bvb.de/sfx_tum?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&ctx_tim=2025-01-01T07%3A27%3A13IST&url_ver=Z39.88-2004&url_ctx_fmt=infofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rfr_id=info:sid/primo.exlibrisgroup.com:primo3-Article-proquest_askew&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.atitle=The%20virtues%20of%20disillusionment&rft.btitle=The%20virtues%20of%20disillusionment&rft.au=Heighton,%20Steven&rft.aucorp=Canadian%20Electronic%20Library%20(Firm)&rft.date=2020&rft.isbn=1771993251&rft.isbn_list=9781771993258&rft.isbn_list=9781771993265&rft.isbn_list=177199326X&rft.isbn_list=1771993243&rft.isbn_list=9781771993241&rft_id=info:doi/10.15215/aupress/9781771993265.01&rft_dat=%3Cproquest_askew%3EEBC6357475%3C/proquest_askew%3E%3Curl%3E%3C/url%3E&rft.eisbn=1771993243&rft.eisbn_list=9781771993241&rft.eisbn_list=1771993251&rft.eisbn_list=9781771993258&disable_directlink=true&sfx.directlink=off&sfx.report_link=0&rft_id=info:oai/&rft_pqid=EBC6357475&rft_id=info:pmid/&rfr_iscdi=true |