Ben Lazare Mijuskovic has spent 40 years researching theories of consciousness in relation to human loneliness, using an interdisciplinary and "history of ideas" approach. In this book, Mijuskovic combines Kant's theory of reflexive self-consciousness with Husserl's transcendent principle of intentionality to describe the distinctive philosophical, psychological, and sociological roots of loneliness and intimacy. He argues that loneliness is innate, unavoidable, and constituted by the structure of self-consciousness itself.

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.

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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.

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Introduction
Chapter 1: Time-Consciousness, Personal Identity, and LonelinessChapter 2: Consciousness Versus Language: Wittgenstein and RussellChapter 3: Loneliness and the Possibility of a Private LanguageChapter 4: Organic Communities, Atomistic Societies, and LonelinessChapter 5: Ethical Responsibility, Spontaneity, and the Problem of EvilChapter 6: Ethical Principles, Criteria, and the Meaning of Human ValuesChapter 7: Loneliness and Political Narcissism