Abstract
The primary aim of this essay is to reconstruct Mari Ruti’s psychoanalytically informed theory of the good life or the art of living, with special attention to three themes: the rewriting of fate, the transformation of loss into creativity, and the acceptance of transience. I further suggest that the thread that connects these three aspects of the good life is Ruti’s psychoanalytic understanding of amor fati, love of one’s fate.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 464-477 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| Journal | Psychoanalysis, Culture and Society |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jun 2026 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Social Psychology
- Health(social science)
- Cultural Studies
- Applied Psychology
- Sociology and Political Science
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