The Nature of Generosity

ISBN-13: 9780679756873 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 288 str.

William Kittredge

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The Nature of Generosity is at once a natural sequel to the acclaimed memoir Hole in the Sky and an entirely unique masterwork from one of the finest writers of the American West.
Taking as his topic the -ordinary yearning to take physical and emotional care, - William Kittredge embarks upon a literary and philosophical grand tour that explores the very core of who we are. Whether he's recalling a childhood in Oregon, touring Europe, or studying photographs of Japanese gardens in a bookstore in New York City, Kittredge's connections are as unexpected as they are inspiring. Shattering the myth that survival of the fittest means -survival of the violent, or the cruelest, or the selfish, - Kittredge imagines a world in which altruism dominates--and offers ample evidence that this is not an unreachable utopian ideal.