Benveniste, PhD, Psychoanalyst, former Director of two training programs for doctoral-level psychology students, author of The Interwoven Lives of Sigmund, Anna and W. From 1972-82 he was a member of the Brandeis University Physics Department where his research focused on the electronic properties of disordered materials. Like spiritual compasses, Larry’s poems are not the destination, but they point a way forward.” Larry Schwartz has worked in both academic and industrial research settings. There is no seraphic spiritual sentiment but rather a gutsy spirituality embedded in social tragedies, tender love, societal conflict, spiritual seeking, and the ecumenical search for an elusive truth. If poetry is a way of speaking beyond words, Larry is a master. But in this collection, I met another side of him: the poet who does not describe or explain the truth, but more honestly alludes to it. Larry has shared a few poems with me in the past but this collection is a feast! I’ve known him for years as a serious socially-involved intellectual on a path of spiritual discovery. “ Poetic License: Reflections and Renderings is a gift to the universe. Jon Mundy,įormer Writing Instructor, University of Miami & Palm Beach Community College Matous, MA, Interfaith Minister, editor to Rev. There is much beauty and truth within this poetry that weds the clarity of logic with the depth of spiritual insight.” It’s the courageous musings of a soul through the illusion of separation toward the absolute knowing of Oneness. Schwartz is the author of the TED Book, Why We Work, and a professor of social theory at Swarthmore College.“I love and appreciate the poetry within this book. But they also offer concrete ideas on addressing these problems, on a personal and societal level.
Both books level serious criticism against modern Western society, illuminating the under-reported psychological plagues of our time. And after Paradox, he argued for the importance of remoralizing our lives - both public and private - in the book Practical Wisdom, coauthored with Kenneth Sharpe. Before Paradox he published The Costs of Living, which traces the impact of free-market thinking on the explosion of consumerism - and the effect of the new capitalism on social and cultural institutions that once operated above the market, such as medicine, sports and the law. Schwartz's previous research has addressed morality, decision-making and the varied inter-relationships between science and society. His relatable examples, from consumer products (jeans, TVs, salad dressings) to lifestyle choices (where to live, what job to take, who and when to marry), underscore his central point that too much choice undermines happiness. It leads us to set unreasonably high expectations, question our choices before we even make them and blame our failures entirely on ourselves. Schwartz believes that infinite choice is paralyzing and exhausting for the human psyche. He makes a compelling case that the abundance of choice in today's western world is actually making us miserable.
In his 2004 book The Paradox of Choice, Barry Schwartz tackles one of the great mysteries of modern life: Why is it that societies of great abundance - where individuals are offered more freedom and choice (personal, professional, material) than ever before - are now witnessing a near-epidemic of depression? Conventional wisdom tells us that greater choice is for the greater good, but Schwartz argues the opposite.
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