Theme and variations (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781447680741)

A furious woman with a dead baby haunts thinkers through the ages, from the Buddha and Jesus to Descartes, Hume and Jung. Her questions to them all are similar: Why am I suffering? Do I deserve this? Why is it allowed? Why do women particularly have to suffer like this? Can the baby be brought back to life? The answers, however, vary greatly. A practising philosopher who is also an amateur musician, Robert M. Ellis here turns to fiction to explore death, suffering and gender relations. The 'theme' from a Buddhist story is developed in a variety of styles and formats, as in a musical theme and variations.

Author: Robert M. Ellis
ISBN-10: 144768074X
ISBN-13: 9781447680741
Publisher: Lulu Press
Language: English
Published: 05/07/2011
Pages: 132
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.37lbs
Size: 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.28d