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Night Vision

Seeing Ourselves through Dark MoodsBy Mariana AlessandriNarrated by Gisela Chípe

Night Vision

Length6h 49m

About this audiobook

This audiobook narrated by Gisela Chípe shares a philosopher's personal meditation on how painful emotions can reveal truths about what it means to be truly human Under the light of ancient Western philosophies, our darker moods like grief, anguish, and depression can seem irrational. When viewed through the lens of modern psychology, they can even look like mental disorders. The self-help industry, determined to sell us the promise of a brighter future, can sometimes leave us feeling ashamed that we are not more grateful, happy, or optimistic. Night Vision invites us to consider a different approach to life, one in which we stop feeling bad about feeling bad. In this powerful and disarmingly intimate book, Existentialist philosopher Mariana Alessandri draws on the stories of a diverse group of nineteenth- and twentieth-century philosophers and writers to help us see that our suffering is a sign not that we are broken but that we are tender, perceptive, and intelligent. Thinkers such as Audre Lorde, María Lugones, Miguel de Unamuno, C. S. Lewis, Gloria Anzaldúa, and Søren Kierkegaard sat in their anger, sadness, and anxiety until their eyes adjusted to the dark. Alessandri explains how readers can cultivate "night vision" and discover new sides to their painful moods, such as wit and humor, closeness and warmth, and connection and clarity. Night Vision shows how, when we learn to embrace the dark, we begin to see these moods—and ourselves—as honorable, dignified, and unmistakably human.

Audiobook details

GenrePhilosophy, Psychology

Length6 hrs 49 mins

Narrated byGisela Chípe

FormatAudiobook

Publish dateMay 9, 2023

LanguageEnglish

Table of contents

1Opening Anno, Dedication, Introduction

5Chapter 4 - Recoloring Depression

2Chapter 1 - Getting Honest about Anger

6Chapter 5 - Learning to Be Anxious

3Chapter 2 - I Suffer Therefore I Am

7Chapter 5 - Continued

4Chapter 3 - Grieving Stubbornly

8Conclusion: Practicing Night Vision, Closing Anno

About the author

Mariana Alessandri

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