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Žižek believes The Sublime Object of Ideology to be one of his best books, [2] while the psychologist Ian Parker writes that it is "widely considered his masterpiece". [1] Anthony Elliott writes that the work is "a provocative reconstruction of critical theory from Marx to Althusser , reinterpreted through the frame of Lacanian psychoanalysis".
The book was published in 2009 by Riverhead Hardcover. It argues that human motivation is largely intrinsic and that the aspects of this motivation can be divided into autonomy, mastery, and purpose. [1] He argues against old models of motivation driven by rewards and fear of punishment, dominated by extrinsic factors such as money. [2] [3]
However, Cecil Adams characterises Key as "the kind of guy who could find something suggestive in a dial tone", citing an anecdote where Key objected to the use of subliminal sexual imagery in one of his own book covers, mistakenly believing that the publisher must have used an illustrative photo from an advertisement that employed subliminal ...
Inspirational Quotes About Success "Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it." — Charles R. Swindoll “Change your thoughts, and you change your world.”—
Subliminal may refer to: Subliminal stimuli , sensory stimuli below an individual's threshold for conscious perception Subliminal channel , in cryptography, a covert channel that can be used over an insecure channel
Sigmund Freud, 1926. In psychology, sublimation is a mature type of defense mechanism, in which socially unacceptable impulses or idealizations are transformed into socially acceptable actions or behavior, possibly resulting in a long-term conversion of the initial impulse.
The book was reviewed as "appealing and persuasive" by the Wall Street Journal [8] and "a shining example of lucid and easy-to-grasp science writing" by The Independent. [9] A starred review from Kirkus Reviews described it as "a book that will leave you looking at yourself—and the world—differently."
Denis E. Waitley (born 1933), is an American motivational speaker, writer and consultant. [1] He has been recognized as the best-selling author of the audio series, The Psychology of Winning and books such as Seeds of Greatness and The Winner's Edge. [2] Waitley has been inducted into the International Speakers' Hall of Fame. [3]