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The Terrible Paradox of Self-Awareness - by Robert Pantano (Paperback)

Name: The Terrible Paradox of Self-Awareness - by Robert Pantano (Paperback)
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From the author of The Art of Living a Meaningless Existence comes a moving, accessible, and ultimately hopeful series of meditations on the gifts and burdens of self-awareness.
About the Author: Robert Pantano is the founder and writer behind the popular philosophy and self-development YouTube channel, "Pursuit of Wonder.
144 Pages
Philosophy, Essays

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Book Synopsis

From the author of The Art of Living a Meaningless Existence comes a moving, accessible, and ultimately hopeful series of meditations on the gifts and burdens of self-awareness.

Whether we realize it or not, all of us experience pain associated with self-awareness. In an age when we are aware of so much--about ourselves and the world--this pain can be overwhelming. But the same awareness that causes us pain also opens the door to beauty and wonder. This is the paradox of self-awareness.

In a series of memorable aphorisms and short essays, Robert Pantano offers strategies for better confronting, understanding, and living within this paradox. Far from pretending certainty or a "magic pill," this moving collection offers tools for living well and finding comfort and peace without clear solutions.

Focusing on major issues of today such as personal alienation, nihilism, the futility of progress, and the malleability of truth, as well as timeless troubles such as desire, anxiety, aging, and death, The Terrible Paradox of Self-Awareness draws on and explores ideas of philosophy and self-development in a succinct, accessible style that will make the reader feel as much as think.

About the Author

Robert Pantano is the founder and writer behind the popular philosophy and self-development YouTube channel, "Pursuit of Wonder." He is the author of several self-published books, including The Art of Living a Meaningless Existence and The Art of Living an Absurd Existence.

Dimensions (Overall): 8.0 Inches (H) x 5.0 Inches (W) x .4 Inches (D)

Weight: .02 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 144

Genre: Philosophy

Sub-Genre: Essays

Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing

Format: Paperback

Author: Robert Pantano

Language: English

Street Date: March 10, 2026

TCIN: 1004221381

UPC: 9798881602345

Item Number (DPCI): 247-36-9772

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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