Princeton University Philosopher Walter Kaufmann says that there is one age-old but hitherto unrecognized fear that is nearly universal. It is 'Decidophobia', the morbid dread of making fateful decisions"-an ostrich-¬like defense that drives people to seek refuge in conformity, religion, political movements, and marriage.
Ever since TIME magazine pub¬lished the above preview of Professor Kaufmann's new insight, the obvious question has remained unanswered. If decidophobia is the paralysis of our time, what is the alternative?
This book is the answer. Already hailed as "a major landmark in mod¬ern philosophy,"* "a bracing mind¬stretcher" * and "nothing less than an original view of human happiness,"* this is Dr. Kaufmann's "most penetrat¬ing and important work."*
Though calmly reasoned, his argu¬ments deliver the impact of demolition charges. Love is "corruptible;" The Golden Rule "intolerable;" nobody "deserves" punishment; equality is "de¬crepit." But alienation is essential to attain the psychic energy and inner resources of The New Integrity.
Professor Kaufmann proposes a rad¬ically honest life of creative autonomy as the only constructive escape from the chains of guilt and justice.
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This book was recommended to me by Marshall Rosenberg, author of Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life. I am thankful for the words decidophobia and humbition, it helps me think clearly. Kaufmann supports striving to enrich life, while taking away simplifications that what we do is "right" or that anybody "deserves" anything.
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