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Ousia One is an independent publisher exploring the patterns beneath human experience through philosophical and psychological inquiry.
Its first book, Love Became Conditional: The Pattern Behind Life’s Biggest Questions, by Hendrikus M. R. Kok, was published in August 2026.
The book examines the ways assumptions about worth, acceptance, and identity can shape behaviour, and invites readers to reconsider familiar explanations of themselves and others.
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Book information
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Title: Love Became Conditional: The Pattern Behind Life’s Biggest Questions
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Author: Hendrikus M. R. Kok
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Publisher: Ousia.One
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Publication date:19 August 2026
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Format and length: Hardcover · 230 pages · English
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ISBN-13: 9788398231602
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Press, review-copy, and bookseller enquiries: rick@ousia.one
Author biography for the press kit
Hendrikus M. R. Kok is the author of Love Became Conditional: The Pattern Behind Life’s Biggest Questions, the first book published by Ousia.One. His work explores the patterns that shape human identity, behaviour, and relationships, drawing connections between everyday experiences and the assumptions through which people understand themselves and the world around them.
Interview topics
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Why achievement and insecurity can coexist.
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How behaviours we dislike in ourselves may once have served a purpose.
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Why understanding a behaviour is different from excusing it.
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How to make philosophical questions accessible without reducing them to slogans.
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The idea behind The Pattern Behind Life’s Biggest Questions.
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