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Theme and variations
Overview
A furious woman with a dead baby haunts thinkers through the ages, from the Buddha and Jesus to Descartes, Hume and Jung. Her questions to them all are similar: Why am I suffering? Do I deserve this? Why is it allowed? Why do women particularly have to suffer like this? Can the baby be brought back to life? The answers, however, vary greatly. A practising philosopher who is also an amateur musician, Robert M. Ellis here turns to fiction to explore death, suffering and gender relations. The 'theme' from a Buddhist story is developed in a variety of styles and formats, as in a musical theme and variations.
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- ISBN-13: 9781447680741
- ISBN-10: 144768074X
- Publisher: Lulu Press
- Publish Date: May 2011
- Dimensions: 8.27 x 5.83 x 0.28 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.37 pounds
- Page Count: 132
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