Essays Tagged: "De Marneffe"

Love

"Maternal Desire: On Love, Children, and the Inner Life" by Daphne de Marneffe is one of the most moving and e ... e most moving and eloquent books I have ever read. It is based on a simple premise, namely that the desire to care for one's children is one of life's great pleasures and opportunities for fulfillment ... ties for fulfillment. In creating a relationship, and, by extension, a psychological life, suggests de Marneffe, women find particular and crucial meaning and authenticity. Grounded in psychoanalytic, ...

(6 pages) 66 0 3.0 Apr/2006

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology