Taking Responsibility

by Branden, Nathaniel

• ISBN13: 9780684832487
• ISBN10: 0684832488
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1997-04-21
• Publisher: Touchstone

Summary

From Simon & Schuster, Taking Responsibility is Nathaniel Branden's guide to self-reliance and the accountable life, including self-realization through that self-reliance, offering a vision of society transformed by a new ethical individualism.

The bestselling author of The Psychology of Self-Esteem presents an illuminating guide to self-realization through self-reliance and a vision of a society transformed by a new ethical individualism.

Author Biography

With a PhD in psychology, and a background in philosophy, Nathaniel Branden is a practicing psychotherapist and a corporate consultant, and is widely recognized as the world authority on self-esteem, a field he pioneered more than three decades ago. His many books include The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem, Taking Responsibility, Self-Esteem at Work, and A Woman's Self-Esteem. His newest book is My Years with Ayn Rand. He lives and works in Beverly Hills, California.

Table of Contents

Introduction	7	(10)
Toward Autonomy	17	(22)
Freedom and Responsibility	39	(18)
Self-Reliance and Social Metaphysics	57	(34)
A Self-Responsible Life	91	(34)
The Challenge of Separation	125	(19)
Self-Responsibility and Romantic Love	144	(23)
Accountability in Organizations	167	(24)
A Culture of Accountability	191	(32)
Appendix: A Sentence-Completion Program for Growing in Self-Responsibility	223	(12)
Selected Bibliography	235	(2)
Acknowledgments	237	(2)
Index	239