In The Myth of Self-Esteem, Ellis provides an insightful explanation of self-esteem and self-acceptance, examining the thinking of great religious teachers, philosophers, and psychologists, including Lao Tsu, Jesus, Benedict de Spinoza, Friedrich Nietzsche, Soren Kierkegaard, Martin Heidegger, Jean-Paul Sartre, and the Dalai Lama, among others. Ellis explains how to use Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy to achieve unconditional self-acceptance, offering exercises and tools for achieving unconditional acceptance of ourselves and others - and life.