Philosophical Roots of Loneliness and Intimacy

Ben Lazare Mijuskovic was associate professor at California State University, Dominguez Hills, USA, prior to retirement.  He is also a licensed clinical therapist and has worked for many years with the San Diego and Los Angeles Departments of Mental Health.

• Introduction.- Chapter 1: Time-Consciousness, Personal Identity, and Loneliness.- Chapter 2: Consciousness Versus Language: Wittgenstein and Russell.- Chapter 3: Loneliness and the Possibility of a “Private Language”.- Chapter 4:  Organic Communities, Atomistic Societies, and Loneliness.- Chapter 5: Ethical Responsibility, Spontaneity, and the Problem of Evil.-Chapter 6: Ethical Principles, Criteria, and the Meaning of Human Values.-Chapter 7: Loneliness and Political Narcissism.