{"product_id":"the-sensible-life-m-d-robert-d-martin-9781517431822","title":"The Sensible Life: The Reflections of a Psychiatrist Life is an interpretation but not an illusion.","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor millennia, great thinkers have considered balance and moderation the keys to an ideal life-going all the way back to Aristotle's golden mean. But when it comes to concepts such as \"sensible\" and \"balanced,\" which are weighted with such a personal set of values, is there any objective standard the human mind can use to pinpoint the intended meaning within?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs it turns out, while language can sometimes be our biggest advantage as human beings, it can also be our greatest roadblock to true understanding. Language perpetuates the mind-body myth. It distorts and skews reality based on our perceptions and serves only to reinforce the subjective, ever-changing context through which we experience just about everything in life.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfter nearly fifty years of practice as a clinical psychiatrist, Robert D. Martin, MD, shares his own reflections on the biases shaping how people see the world-and the unique role of language in reinforcing the value-laden uncertainties of life.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Sensible Life\u003c\/i\u003e contains a lifetime of wisdom and thought about interpersonal relations, human perception, and the problems created by language-while also proposing that a better understanding of these issues can lead to a more sensible and balanced life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e M. D. Robert D. Martin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1517431824\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781517431822\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/27\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 196\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.42d","brand":"M. D. Robert D. Martin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48436818772223,"sku":"9781517431822","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ae50fca4-7526-4d24-ba0b-225cda84e741.jpg?v=1777157980","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-sensible-life-m-d-robert-d-martin-9781517431822","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}