{"product_id":"self-and-unself-9781838407308","title":"Self and Unself","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Who am I?' Such an easy question; and yet I keep getting it wrong.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn original, wide-ranging and accessible philosophy of all and everything, presenting a synthesis of metaphysics, science, psychology, art, sex, gender, character, culture and history. Neither optimistic nor pessimistic, objective nor subjective, theist nor atheist, \u003cem\u003eSelf and Unself\u003c\/em\u003e expresses the unfathomable paradox at the root of all branches of human experience, providing a new, radical ground of understanding, and solving, en route, all the actually important questions of philosophy; who I am, who you are, why we are here and what on earth is going on.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEverything? Yes, nothing.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy are philosophers and scientists baffled by reality?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy must the mediocre man rely on method?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy do the realest times of our lives feel unreal?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy do women value men who 'don't take themselves seriously'?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy do we find masks so terrifying?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy doesn't the anxious mind get the joke?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy do people never suffer for the reasons they think they do?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy do people cling to absurd beliefs?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy did we build this god-awful world?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy am I still discontent?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy am I still here?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSelf and Unself\u003c\/em\u003e solves these, and many other mysterious whys, by laying bare the what that lies behind them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIt is so much better than you think. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIt is so much worse than you think.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAllen, Darren:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Darren Allen is from old Whitstable, in the county of Kent. He writes non-fiction, novels, teleplays and graphic novels. His work addresses the nature of reality, the origin of civilisation, the horrors of work, dystopia, utopia, death, gender, sex, mental 'illness', Miss Genius, unconditional love, and life outside the spectacle. He is not qualified to write about any of these things, thank God.","brand":"Expressive Egg","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50554099630354,"sku":"9781838407308","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_66868544-133c-4fe9-87b8-28d0936b1b93.jpg?v=1731707507","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/self-and-unself-9781838407308","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}