While the artificialintelligence conceit feels utterly unique in this literary fiction context, neill himself is. Nov 25, 2012 here are the 10 best books of 2020, along with 100 notable books of the year. Additional information on chapter 3, page 27 in psychology there are many perspectives about the nature of love and theories that attempt to explain it. In scott hutchinss debut novel, a working theory of love, neill bassett jr. That insightthat productive labor and positive human relationships improve ones physical and mental healthis part of the increased interest in health cares role in addressing the social determinants of health. Oct 11, 2012 we fell hard for a working theory of love, the story of neill, whose quirky and deeply moving postdivorce quest for romance will have you rooting for him til the end. When neill discovers a missing year in the diaries a year that must hold some secret to his parents marriage and perhaps even his fathers suicide everything.
He has written many books on the subjects of love and intelligence. Freud was born to galician jewish parents in the moravian town of freiberg, in the. A working theory of love, by scott hutchins the new york times. Oct 19, 2012 listen free to working theory of love audiobook by scott hutchins with a 30 day free trial. Nov 26, 2012 the premise is inventive and engaging, but, as an exploration of love and grief in the tech age, the novel is hampered by bassetts attempts at profundity to remain in the world is always a. To love and to work, freuds famous definition of psychological maturity, here becomes the focussing principle for a renewed examination of the dominant themes that play themselves out in adult life. In quick, artful strokes, the various characters in a wide cast are memorably drawn and entwined in neills personal saga. A working theory of love by scott hutchins is a recklessly witty, outrageously honest novel about sex, love and artificial intelligence. Read online a working theory of love free book read. Listen free to working theory of love by scott hutchins. Ive never been ableto stomach men who refer to women as bitches, teasesthough these men do exist, insan francisco as in all the world. A working theory of love, hutchins wildly inventive debut, tells the tale of a disaffected 30something man recovering from a divorce who explores the meaning of relationships through a computer that channels the voice of his dead father.
Apr 18, 2011 this book presents the attempts of contemporary psychologists whose field of expertise is the study of love and close relationships to figure out just what love is. In this terrific debut novel, a working theory of love, emotionally adrift divorca neill bassett jr. Bonus points for the wealth of san francisco landmarks and. Based around the famous turing test, a working theory of love explores human consciousness and asks what makes a human truly human. We promised you under the love prescript to present a more detailed picture of robert sternbergs triarchic theory of love. A working theory of love, by scott hutchins the new. Erik eriksons sensitive reconstruction of the entanglements of love and work revealed in the correspondence between freud and jung. Robert sternbergs triarchic theory of love weread more. Work lives and love lives have been treated largely as nonoverlapping, a perspective kanter 1977 called the myth of separate worlds. Since 1992, chapman has written several books related to the five love languages, including the five love languages of children in 1997 and the five love languages for singles in 2004. A working theory of love marks the electrifying debut of a prodigious new talent. A working theory of love by scott hutchins 2012, hardcover. Settled back into the san francisco singles scene following the implosion of his young marriage just months after the honeymoon, neill bassett. In a working theory of love, scott hutchins takes a stab at it through its characters in ways real and artificial.
Apr 22, 2018 in a working theory of love, scott hutchins takes a stab at it through its characters in ways real and artificial. In this terrific debut novel, a working theory of love, emotionally adrift divorce neill bassett jr. Its been a while since the last installment of book spine poetry, so heres another snippet of life. Settled back into the san francisco singles scene following the implosion of his young marriage just months after the honeymoon, neill bassett is going through the motions. They are acts of service, giftgiving, physical touch, quality time, and words of affirmation. It outlines five general ways that romantic partners express and experience love, which chapman calls love languages. In 2011, chapman coauthored the 5 languages of appreciation in the workplace with dr. After inputting 20 years of his late fathers diaries, he holds conversations with a pixelated personality that seems just like his daddiscussing his life, his childhood, and his current romantic woes. Paul white, applying the 5 love languages concepts to work based. Apr 19, 20 as i read a working theory of love, the title tended to echo in my mind as the history of love the name of a 2005 novel by nicole krauss. Hutchins impressive if overlong first novel hinges on an ironic setup that delivers multiple layers of cherishable content. The name bell hooks is borrowed from her maternal greatgrandmother, bell blair hooks. His most famous theories on this subject all have one thing in common. Oct 19, 2012 a working theory of love marks the electrifying debut of a prodigious new talent.
A general theory of love draws on the latest scientific research to demonstrate that our nervous systems are not selfcontained. His carefully modulated routine, however, is soon disrupted in ways he cant dismiss with his. Feb 09, 20 a working theory of love is a novel of tremendous poise. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Ann swidlers fascinating discussion of the historical transformation of the love. A novel is itself a kind of advanced turing test, in which a writer tries to convince readers that lifeless signs on a page are not just real. A working theory of love led by author, scott hutchins. A working theory of love, by scott hutchins the new york. A working theory of love by scott hutchins is huffpost sfs. Triangular theory of love the triangular theory of love holds that love can be understood in terms of three components that. To work and to lovehealth in theory and practice milbank. Download a general theory of love pdf genial ebooks.
With a lightness of touch that belies pitchperfect emotional control, scott hutchins takes us on an odyssey of love, grief, and reconciliation that shows us how, once we let go of the idea that were trapped by our own sad histories our childhoods, our bad decisions, our miscommunications with those we love we have the chance to truly be free. The book is bestread in tandem with the new psychology of love, the 2008 followup to the original title a priceless parallel that captures how scientific and technological. For three years, he has kept his secret love in his heart, silently supporting and loving khai while knowing there is absolutely no future between them since khai is as straight as a streetlight pole and also an absolute player. In this novel approach, each variety of love is likened to a primary or secondary color hence the title of lees 1973 book, colours of love. Hutchins novel, a working theory of love, out this week from penguin press, revolves around neill bassett, a young san franciscan whose. At the centre of it all is neill bassett, a resident of san francisco in his midthirties, working at amiante systems with two others to build an artificial intelligence that will pass the turing test. The primary function of this theory is to explain important elements in the process of securing decent work conceptualized and defined belowand describe how performing decent work leads to need satisfaction, work fulfillment, and wellbeing. I would recommend this for light readers, and also those looking for something deep i won this book in goodreads first reads program, but that in itself in now way prejudices. The colors styles of love another contemporary theory of love, and one that has produced a widely used measurement instrument, is the typology developed by lee e. A headcase and scott hutchinss a working theory of love. Pwf to construct an empirically testable psychology of working theory pwt. A theory of love is a kaleidoscopic look at place chicago. Theory of love on line tv directed by nuttapong mongkolsawas and produced by gmmtv, the series was one of the thirteen television series for 2019 launched by gmmtv in their wonder thteen event on 5 november 2018.
As christopher skates close to the edge of regulatory wrongdoing with his colleagues, helen feels estranged from him and retreats into her own. Aug 27, 20 in this terrific debut novel, a working theory of love, emotionally adrift divorce neill bassett jr. Charles baxter, author of the feast of love scott hutchins is a wonderfully original new voice, and his important and perceptive novel, a working theory of love, reads like what would happen if walker percys moviegoer woke up as a computer programmer in sexually enlightened san francisco. A working theory of love is a novel of tremendous poise. Thornton writes compellingly of love, selfdiscovery, and what truly makes a marriage. A general theory of love by thomas lewis, fari amini and. How to express heartfelt commitment to your mate is a 1992 book by gary chapman. A wildly inventive, major literary debut about a disaffected man who learnswith the help of a sentient computer that speaks in his deceased fathers voiceto make peace not just with his past but with his future. Erik erikson, neil smelser, and nine leading experts in adult development consider the stages that adults pass through and the crises that adults confront as they attempt to create a meaningful.
Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet and ios and android devices. A love triangle also called a romantic love triangle or a romance triangle or an eternal triangle is usually a romantic relationship involving three people. His carefully modulated routine, however, is soon disrupted in ways he cant dismiss with his usual nonchalance. Ive never been ableto stomach men who refer to women as bitches, teasesthough these men do. A big theme, and the book doesnt deliver an answer, but it provided an entertaining stimulus to thought about the question. Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books. A working theory of love is a gripping read that spins together such disparate topics as family relationships, cults, romance, loneliness, friendship, and artificial intelligence around neills witty and sympathetic personality. Recent books have their own thrill, but theres just as. Author scott hutchins weaves a tale of finding love and being human that is thoughtprovoking, hilarious and sharply. A working theory of love, scott hutchins 9781594205057. Third has been secretly in love with khai for years.
A working theory of love by scott hutchins is huffpost. A working theory of love hardcover copperfields books inc. Dec 17, 2018 sigmund freud said, love and work are the cornerstones of our humanness. We fell hard for a working theory of love, the story of neill, whose quirky. Join stanford alumni for a lively discussion of technoromance. Listen free to working theory of love by scott hutchins with. Weve had a chance to give it a sneak read, and we know youll find it as engrossing as we do. The premise is inventive and engaging, but, as an exploration of love and grief in the tech age, the novel is hampered by bassetts attempts at. The focus of hooks writing has been the intersectionality of race, capitalism, and gender, and what she describes as their ability to produce and. In short, the novels plot follows a young man who is working on an artificial intelligence program based on his deceased fathers copious journals. With a lightness of touch that belies pitchperfect emotional control, scott hutchins takes us on an odyssey of love, grief, and reconciliation that shows us how, once we let go of the idea that were trapped by our own sad historiesour childhoods, our bad decisions, our miscommunications with those we lovewe have the chance to truly be free. A working theory of love hardcover copperfields books. The working title of this book was a theory of love. After inputting 20 years of his late fathers diaries, he holds conversations with a pixelated personality that seems just like his daddiscussing his life, his childhood, and.
A working theory of love blends romance with a capital r, midlife crisis and just a hint of scifi. The duplex theory of love integrates what previously were two separate theories. In this terrific debut novel, a working theory of love, emotionally adrift divorce neill bassett. But scott hutchins, in a working theory of love turns this potentially sterile technological world into an emotionally moving force that helps propel the narrative as it grapples with the stuff of real life. A theory of love is a rare finda tempestuous modern love story with a deeply soulful heart. Listen free to working theory of love by scott hutchins with a free. Or try any of these new books that our editors recommend. Every once in a while a novel comes along and speaks to a generation. To make matters worse, khai has a no dating friends policy. Aug, 2018 a theory of love, her second book, was released in may 2018. Theory unspools the story of christopher, a highflying financier, and his younger, lesssophisticated wife helen, an english journalist. A working theory of love by scott hutchins goodreads.
In addition to his triangular theory of love, sternberg has written about the triarchic theory of intelligence and the threeprocess view, which describes different forms of insight. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading a working theory of love. In the present article, we suggest that attachment theory can accommodate both love and work in a natural way we argue that work is functionally similar to what bowlby calls explora. Gloria jean watkins born september 25, 1952, better known by her pen name bell hooks, is an american author, professor, feminist, and social activist. While it can refer to a polyamorous relationship between three people, it usually refers to two people who compete against each other for the undivided romantic attention of a single interest i. About the author scott hutchins, a truman capote fellow in the wallace stegner program at stanford university, received his mfa from the university of michigan. History, like a working theory, and, really, transcendent man, considers how we interact with the past via its record and how we manage the loss of love and the deaths of our fathers. Much more than a summary of current work on adulthood, themes of work and love in adulthood is a book full of unusual rewards.
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