In Search of the Good Life

Paul Marcus

• Introduction: Levinas, psychoanalysis, and the art of living the good life , “I'm just wild about Harry!” A psychoanalyst reflects on his relationship with his dog , Victory through vegetables: self-mastery through a vegetarian way of life , Long night's journey into day: on tending to a dying mother , On reading a sacred book: the wisdom of Ecclesiastes and its significance for psychoanalysis , "Guard your tongue": on the psychological meaning of gossip , The life and soul of good parenting: on wanting, having, and raising children , On feeling altogether miserable: getting help through psychotherapy , All you need is love: on the difficulties of sustaining an adult-to-adult love relationship , Looking for God in all the right places: on developing an “adult” religious outlook