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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
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An unforgettable philosophy,
This review is from: On Caring (Paperback)
This wonderful little book outlines a kind of caring that can give order and meaning to our life. Mayeroff's caring is a process in which we selflessly help an 'other' (be it a person, idea, or ideal) to grow and actualize itself.
Caring requires effort: Knowing (many things about the other and ourself); Alternating Rhythms (incorporating feedback in our caring); Patience (I like his definition: 'Patience is not waiting passively for something to happen, but it is a kind of participation with the other in which we give fully of ourselves.'); Honesty; Trust (of ourself as well as of the other); Humility; Hope (as an expression of a present alive with possibilities); and Courage. By caring for the other, we become actualized. By focusing on the process, we show our concern for the future through the care we take with what is present now. Caring can give order and meaning to life, if the others we choose are inclusive enough. Then these others become what Mayeroff calls 'appropriate others' -- they enable us to be complete, 'somewhat as playing music enables the musician to be himself.' Appropriate others become a center around which our life can be ordered. Mayeroff believed that through finding and helping to develop our appropriate others, we discover and create the meaning of our life. There are two reasons I wanted to review On Caring. One, it is a wonderful book that has stayed with me since I first read it years ago. Two, when I read The Faithful Wife by Sigrid Undset, I marveled at how beautifully that book seemed to incorporate Mayeroff's ideas.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
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Required reading for all business owners and employees.,
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This review is from: On Caring (Paperback)
The concepts Mayeroff presents, are part of the Mission Statement of my company. Caring is a foundation stone that permeates every aspect of the company business. Caring is in our performance reviews, caring is in flexible hours, caring is in time off, caring is required reading for all employees and board members, etc. As Mayeroff states: "Caring has a way of ordering activities and values around itself" (p.65).
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
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A Profound Statement,
By tegconsult@aol.com (United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: On Caring (Paperback)
The late Dr. Mayeroff, in his book selected for the prestigious World Perspectives Series, evidences everything he describes therein by taking seven plus years to produce this book. An intricate and turgid text describes every facet of caring in the contexts of author, artist and parent, etc. Killed in a tragic car crash on icy Upstate New York winter roads, his work is a tribute to his careful thought and careful teaching
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unfathomable character, basic certainty, caring for another person, living the meaning, distinctive powers, appropriate others Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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To care for another person, in the most significant sense, is to help grow and actualize himself. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
unfathomable character, basic certainty, caring for another person, living the meaning, distinctive powers, appropriate others Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
World Age New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Moral Anatomy and Moral Reasoning by Robert V. Hannaford on 4 pages
- Caring: A Feminine Approach to Ethics and Moral Education, Second Edition, with a New Preface by Nel Noddings on 4 pages
- Medicine and the Ethics of Care (Moral Traditions series) by Diana Fritz Cates on page 211, page 233, and page 269
- Caring: A Feminine Approach to Ethics and Moral Education by Nel Noddings on page 9, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Love Is the Killer App: How to Win Business and Influence Friends by Tim Sanders on page 11, page 12, and page 193
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