4 essays on attachment from the Consilium journal. Featuring D.W. Winnicott, Arthur Schopenhauer, Rainer Maria Rilke. Each pits three thinkers against one hard question.
Three thinkers on why you push people away. Winnicott says the hiding hopes to be found. Schopenhauer says closeness has costs. Rilke says love the distance.
Three thinkers on love versus attachment. Girard asks if desire spiked when threatened. Austen asks if you see them clearly. Schopenhauer says nature is partly responsible.
Three thinkers on staying out of fear. Bowlby says the need is real. Pascal says you haven't tried. Hurston asks if you know who you are without them.
Three thinkers disagree about identity and loss. Thucydides says power defines you. Zhuge Liang says adapt without surrender. Han Feizi says attachment is a liability.
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