İnsan Nasıl Kendisi Olur?

by Roy F. Baumeister, Orhan Düz (Translator)

Benlik, hemen herkesin aşina olduğu ancak tanımlaması ve anlaması zor bir kavramdır. Öncü araştırmacı Roy F. Baumeister’ın imzasını taşıyan bu kitap, insan benliğinin panoramik bir görüntüsünü sağlamak için geniş bilgi birikimini sentezliyor. İnsan benliğinin nasıl geliştiğini ve işlediğini, neden var olduğunu ve yaşam yolculuğunda hangi problemlerle karşılaştığını inceleyerek bu konulara yeni bir ışık tutuyor.

Kendini tanımanın faydaları nelerdir ve ne kadar ulaşılabilir? Tek bir benliğimiz mi var, yoksa birden fazla mı? Benlik ve toplumun ilişkisi nedir? Roy F.Baumeister, 28 kısa bölümden oluşan kitabında tüm bu karmaşık kavramları netlik ve içgörü ile açıklıyor. Hem bireylerin hem de kültürlerin gelişmesini sağlamada benliğin oynadığı merkezi rolü ortaya koyuyor.

Genres: Psychology, Philosophy

576 pages, Paperback

Published September 1, 2024

About the author

Dr. Roy F. Baumeister is Social Psychology Area Director and Francis Eppes Eminent Scholar at Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida. He is a social psychologist who is known for his work on the self, social rejection, belongingness, sexuality, self-control, self-esteem, self-defeating behaviors, motivation, and aggression. And enduring theme of his work is "why people do stupid things." He has authored over 300 publications and has written or co-written over 20 books.

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Reviews

[Rupinder · Rating 4 out of 5]

A set of 15 nuanced lectures on some of the most important (and sometimes controversial) topics of psychology by Prof. Baumeister. Although the narration could be better, but the content is remarkable in its breadth, and the simplicity by which he summarizes sometimes decades of research (sometimes his own) in a few lines. Although one may be surprised by some findings or may have disagreements, it’s still a worthwhile listen for anyone looking to know what the research says about the self-concept, free will, self-esteem and many others.

[Paul · Rating 3 out of 5]

This isn't really a book as such but rather a series of lectures by the eminent psychologist Roy Baumeister. He does a good job of reviewing the literature on various aspects of the self. I enjoyed the lectures. I just can't say that I learned a lot about myself in the process, though they did give me much to think about.

[Tim · Rating 3 out of 5]

It’s fine. Not particularly compelling. I tend to be skeptical about psychological research, and I was only convinced that about half of the ideas presented had any substance to them. The best chapters were the one on self regulation and the final on free will.

[Aneta · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very enjoyable audiobook, read by the author himself. Because of that, it really does feel like listening to lectures at uni. And I mean the best lectures. I don’t know myself better after this book but I’ve learnt couple interesting things.

[Sol Smith · Rating 2 out of 5]

There is better personality research to read. A lot of correlation studies which work wonders for the “number envy” problem in social sciences, but minimizes the human experience.

[Gregg Jenczyk · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not what I was looking for at all but there were some interesting bits.

[Ramesh Naidu · Rating 5 out of 5]

A delightful short read

[Cheryl Cathcart · Rating 5 out of 5]

A good description of personality functions in easy to understand non-technical language.

[Nikita Hall · Rating 3 out of 5]

My first audiobook. I liked the format given that it’s a series of lectures. It was a little dull at times, but some topics were particularly interesting.

[Lawrence Lewis · Rating 4 out of 5]

A series of lectures about how individuals create a self as a response to society: “you need a self only to deal with other people in society.” The lectures on self-control, willpower and decision making make very similar points to those in Charles Duhigg The Power of Habit. Informative audiobook.