In 1984, Irving Singer published the first volume of what would become a classic and much acclaimed trilogy on love. Trained as an analytical philosopher, Singer first approached his subject with the tools of current philosophical methodology. Dissatisfied by the initial results (finding the chapters he had written "just dreary and unproductive of anything"), he turned to the h...(展开全部)

By 1938, Maugham had become a legend as a playwright, novelist and magician of the short story. He then wrote The Summing Up to give some account of how he learned his craft and why he became such an acute observer of human beings.

Impelled by the desire to recapitulate and amplify those 'subjects that have chiefly interested me during the course of my life', Somerset Maugham wrote The Summing Up when he was sixty-four. Autobiographical without being an autobiography, confessional without disclosing the private self, The Summing Up is one of the most highly regarded expressions of a personal credo. It...(展开全部)

By 1938, Maugham had become a legend as a playwright, novelist and magician of the short story. He then wrote The Summing Up to give some account of how he learned his craft and why he became such an acute observer of human beings.

Impelled by the desire to recapitulate and amplify those 'subjects that have chiefly interested me during the course of my life', Somerset Maugham wrote The Summing Up when he was sixty-four. Autobiographical without being an autobiography, confessional without disclosing the private self, The Summing Up is one of the most highly regarded expressions of a personal credo. It...(展开全部)

毛姆的文学自传与创作谈，复盘生涯，剖白创作理念，凝练阅世智慧，尽显大师通透与犀利。

人类的关系始于施与受，而施与受又开启了我们的清白与罪疚的经验。这是因为，一方带着期待而付出，接受的一方则感觉自己背负着回报的义务。一方带着期待，另一方则感受到义务，如此一来，造就了每一段关系中的罪疚与清白，也使付出与接受的两方交换位置；除非最终的施与受达到平衡，否则无论是付出或接受的一方，都不会满意。这意味着接受的一方将有机会付出，而付出的一方也必须能够接受。 无论快乐与否，当我们接受了别人的礼物，我们也失去了独立与清白。当我们接受时，会觉得对给予者有所亏欠，我们会因亏欠而感到不舒服，并且努力回报以使自己释放这样的压力。每一份礼物背后，都有这样的代价。另一方面，当我们不求回报地给予某人或是付出大于回报时，通常会以愉悦的方式经验到清白感，也就是当我们不亏欠任何人、无所求或没有得到任何赠予时，我们通常会有轻松而自由的愉悦感。 当施与受能够平衡，我们才能经...(展开全部)

人类的关系始于施与受，而施与受又开启了我们的清白与罪疚的经验。这是因为，一方带着期待而付出，接受的一方则感觉自己背负着回报的义务。一方带着期待，另一方则感受到义务，如此一来，造就了每一段关系中的罪疚与清白，也使付出与接受的两方交换位置；除非最终的施与受达到平衡，否则无论是付出或接受的一方，都不会满意。这意味着接受的一方将有机会付出，而付出的一方也必须能够接受。 无论快乐与否，当我们接受了别人的礼物，我们也失去了独立与清白。当我们接受时，会觉得对给予者有所亏欠，我们会因亏欠而感到不舒服，并且努力回报以使自己释放这样的压力。每一份礼物背后，都有这样的代价。另一方面，当我们不求回报地给予某人或是付出大于回报时，通常会以愉悦的方式经验到清白感，也就是当我们不亏欠任何人、无所求或没有得到任何赠予时，我们通常会有轻松而自由的愉悦感。 当施与受能够平衡，我们才能经...(展开全部)