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This series of intimate snapshots of family life shows how the ordinary journey through marriage, maturity, and parenting is fraught with extraordinary questions about ethics, knowledge, and metaphysics. Humorous and poignant depictions of family members are presented in the context of classical philosophical questions. The reality of family life brings these questions down to earth, while the author''s imaginative use of philosophy deepens the reader''s understanding of what is at stake for an individual enclosed in the sphere of the family. The author''s romantic vision of love as a spiritual anchor gives way to mock horror at discovering her new husband''s philosophy of life. A respectful description of her mother-in-law''s attempts to stave off death by clinging to physical possessions is followed by an outrageous account of her mother''s ability to constructively ridicule the foibles of others. A meditation on the importance of learning from children about the value of human

Family Pictures

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      Publisher Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S.
      Published 4 February 1999
      ISBN-13 9780812693621
      978-0812693621
      ISBN-10 0812693620
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      Sociology: family, kinship and relationships

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      Book Synopsis
      This series of intimate snapshots of family life shows how the ordinary journey through marriage, maturity, and parenting is fraught with extraordinary questions about ethics, knowledge, and metaphysics. Humorous and poignant depictions of family members are presented in the context of classical philosophical questions. The reality of family life brings these questions down to earth, while the author''s imaginative use of philosophy deepens the reader''s understanding of what is at stake for an individual enclosed in the sphere of the family. The author''s romantic vision of love as a spiritual anchor gives way to mock horror at discovering her new husband''s philosophy of life. A respectful description of her mother-in-law''s attempts to stave off death by clinging to physical possessions is followed by an outrageous account of her mother''s ability to constructively ridicule the foibles of others. A meditation on the importance of learning from children about the value of human

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