Psychoanalysis and Philosophy of Mind

Unconscious Mentality in the Twenty-first Century
Herausgeber: Boag, Simon; Talvitie, Vesa; Brakel, Linda A. W.

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book addresses the psychoanalytic concept of mind in the 21st century via a joint scientific and philosophical appraisal of psychoanalytic theory. It provides a fresh critical appraisal and reflection on Freudian concepts, as well as addressing how current evidence and scientific thinking bear upon Freudian theory.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 316
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Juni 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 610g
• ISBN-13: 9780367103033
• ISBN-10: 0367103036
• Artikelnr.: 57381171

Autorenporträt

Simon Boag

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Wish-fulfilment revisited
The significance of consilience: psychoanalysis
attachment
neuroscience
and evolution
Freud's aesthetics: artists
art and psychoanalysis
Beyond the philosophy of the (unconscious) mind: the Freudian cornerstone as scientific theory
a cult
and a way of talking
Unconscious knowing: psychoanalytic evidence in support of a radical epistemic view
In defence of unconscious mentality*