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Book SynopsisBy way of dialogues, Michael Krausz offers philosophical reflections about his life as philosopher, artist, and musician. He also rehearses his views about relativism, interpretation, creativity, and self-realization. Much of Krausz’s work has been inspired by conversations with thinkers such as Karl Popper, Thomas Kuhn, Isaiah Berlin, the Dalai Lama, and musicians such as Josef Gingold, Frederik Prausnitz, and Luis Biava. While the death of his grandparents in Auschwitz continues to disquiet his consciousness, Krausz’s critiques of versions of Advaitic Hinduism and Tibetan Buddhism led him to a distinctive humanism. This thought-provoking book includes personal and professional accounts about particular philosophers, artists, and musicians. It will edify anyone who, like Krausz, has confronted issues of self-identity and human existence.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments List of Illustrations  Introduction  Andreea Deciu Ritivoi Part 1: My Journey  1Early Years: Geneva, New York, Cleveland  2Music and My Jewish Question  3Rutgers, London School of Economics, Indiana, Toronto, and Oxford  4Bryn Mawr, Philadelphia, Oxford Again, and Other Places  5My Epiphany and Art  6My Music Again  7My India  8Transitions and Trajectories Part 2: Philosophical Reflections  9Relativisms  10Interpretation  11Creativity  12Self-Realization  Postscript Appendices  Appendix A: Chronology  Appendix B: Select Bibliography of Michael Krausz  Appendix C: For Further Reading  Bibliography  Name Index  Subject Index

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Book SynopsisLike hanging with your funniest, sunniest, most sound, wise friend. Marian KeyesEverything good, bad and downright mad that has shaped Vogue's life and career is laid bare in Big Mouth.So get ready for sharply observed, hilarious and very personal insights into divorce, anxiety, family life, and showbiz, alongside important life lessons, such as how to sellotape a bottle of vodka to your inner thigh on a night out and why you should never be friends with a celebrity.Growing up in her beloved Howth, a seaside town in Co Dublin, Vogue's life had its ups and downs. Her parents separated when she was five, a time in Ireland when priests were still ranting against broken marriages from the pulpit. Bouncing between the routine of her mum Sandra's house and the pub for a few years (her dad, Freddie, was fond of the drink'), everything changed overnight when Sandra (a complete ride) met Scottish businessman Neil and they moved to the big house on the cliff.In the school halls of Santa Sabina, Vogue made friends for life and spent her teenage years hanging out around off-licences, playing Beat the Slapper and getting kicked out of home. After school, she was packed off to Aberdeen by Neil to begin her short career as a builder but soon jacked it in when she was cast in reality TV show Fade Street.What follows is a behind-the-scenes peek at a rollercoaster life full of highs, lows, marriages, mistakes, misdemeanors and triumphs. Loudly, Vogue tells her whole story, moles and all, for the first time in this candid and funny dive into her hyperactive life.

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