Perfection: A Memoir of Betrayal and Renewal

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In The Perfection Trap, Thomas Curran brings together his academic expertise and lived experience to delve deep into perfectionism and the costs of living in a society where the pressures to reach perfection are more pervasive than ever. The great architect and polymath Leone Battista Alberti wrote ( De architectura) that "the art of building... in Italy [had] achieved perfect maturity", that the Romans had "created such a perfect art of building that there was in it nothing mysterious, hidden or unclear." This was yet another formulation of the concept of perfection. [26] Katarina Cermelj effortlessly combines her knowledge of both science and baking to demystify gluten-free baking once and for all' - Erin Jeanne McDowell, author of The Fearless Baker The Renaissance showed a marked concern with preeminence in perfection. Leonardo concluded that the most perfect of the arts was painting. In 1546 Benedetto Varchi compared great masters in the arts. Others compared art and science, art and nature, and perfection in the arts of the ancients with that in the modern masters. The 16th century saw comparisons of their music, the 17th — of their visual arts and especially of their poetry. These comparisons construed perfection fairly loosely; the concept was treated more strictly by architects. [27] Tatarkiewicz, "Ontological and Theological Perfection," Dialectics and Humanism, vol. VIII, no. 1 (winter 1981), p. 190.

Another early idea — one that was to be espoused by many illustrious writers and artists of various periods — found perfection in the circle and the sphere. Aristotle wrote in the Physica that the circle was "the perfect, first, most beautiful form". Cicero wrote in De Natura Deorum (On the Nature of the Gods): "Two forms are the most distinctive: of solids, the sphere... and of plane figures, the circle... There is nothing more commensurate than these forms." [25] Trevor has it in his head what the perfect woman is. And for what he has in mind, Zoey is definitely not the perfect woman. The perfect neighbor in the sense that she never complains yes, but that’s it. But, when one thing after another happens to Zoey and her patience is ready to snap. So when Trevor steals her food its the breaking point that finally makes her explode. a b c Tatarkiewicz, "Ontological and Theological Perfection," Dialectics and Humanism, vol. VIII, no. 1 (winter 1981), p. 191. a b c d e Tatarkiewicz, "Aesthetic Perfection", Dialectics and Humanism, vol. VII, no. 4 (autumn 1980), p. 147.For what?” he repeated, stunned. “I call you beautiful and you dare to doubt my word? For that you may get your beautiful ass out of my sight.” Growing up, R.L. Mathewson was a painfully shy bookworm. After high school, she attended college, worked as a bellhop, fast food cook, and a museum worker until she decided to take an EMT course. Working as an EMT helped her get over her shyness as well as left her with some fond memories and some rather disturbing ones that from time to time show up in one of her books. The perfect gas equation arose from the work of Robert Boyle, Edme Mariotte and Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac, who, in studying the properties of real gases, found formulas applicable not to these but to an ideal, perfect gas. [12] Ethics Plato Many modern languages have adopted their terms for the concept of "perfection" from the Latin: the French " parfait" and " perfection"; the Italian " perfetto" and " perfezione"; the Spanish " perfecto" and " perfección"; the English "perfect" and "perfection"; the Russian " совершенный" (sovyershenniy) and " совершенcтво" (sovyershenstvo); the Croatian and Serbian " savršen" and " savršenstvo"; the Czech " dokonalost"; the Slovak " dokonaly" and " dokonalost"; the Polish " doskonały" and " doskonałość". [2]

The variants on the concept of perfection would have been quite of a piece for two thousand years, had they not been confused with other, kindred concepts. The chief of these was the concept of that which is the best: in Latin, " excellentia" ("excellence"). In antiquity, " excellentia" and " perfectio" made a pair; thus, for example, dignitaries were called " perfectissime", just as they are now called "excellency." Nevertheless, these two expression of high regard differ fundamentally: " excellentia" is a distinction among many, and implies comparison; while " perfectio" involves no comparison, and if something is deemed perfect, then it is deemed so in itself, without comparison to other things. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, who thought much about perfection and held the world to be the best of possible worlds, did not claim that it was perfect. [5] Paradoxes Vanini Plato and the Stoics had made perfection a philosophical watchword. Soon it would be transformed, in Christianity, into a religious one. [13] A second interpretation, however, took the contrary view: civilization perfected man by bringing him closer to reason, and thereby to nature; for reason would direct life with due consideration for the laws of nature. [20] The hero does something awful at the beginning. Give him a chance. He deserves forgiveness. You’ll see.

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Tatarkiewicz, "Moral Perfection," Dialectics and Humanism, vol. VII, no. 3 (summer 1980), pp. 117–18. I can’t put into words how much I love the Neighbor from Hell series by RL Mathewson, Perfection being one of top 3 favorites of the series. RL nails writing a sweet, humor filled, blue collar romance perfect to read when you want to escape. The Bradford clan is a lovable, food obsessed, alpha group who love their women fiercely. Trevor and Zoe is always a delight of mine to read. I adore Zoe and her sass, she is one of the wittiest heroines I’ve read to date and love her a little more each time I revisit. Trevor is her perfect match-I love how protective and loving he is before he even realizes that he is in love with her. This story never ceases to make me smile, laugh, and swoon. Trevor Bradford knew exactly what he wanted and it wasn’t his plump little tenant who was driving him out of his mind, but with every touch, kiss, and caress, it was becoming more difficult to walk away in this romantic comedy from New York Times bestselling author R.L. Mathewson. The first half of the 16th century saw John Calvin's complete conditioning of man's perfection on the grace of God. [19]