Exploring the Life of the Soul: Philosophical Reflections on Psychoanalysis and Self Psychology

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910160319903321
• Autore: Riker John Hanwell
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Lexington Books
• ISBN: 1-4985-4391-X
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (201 p.)
• Disciplina: 155.2
• Soggetti: Self psychology
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di contenuto: Part I. Psychoanalysis and the nature of the self and soul. 1. Knowledge in psychoanalysis: can there be a science of subjectivity? -- 2. The life of the soul -- 3. Subjectivity, the ego, and the self -- 4. The erotic self: Plato, Freud, and Kohut -- 5. Ancient theology and contemporary self psychology -- 6. Emerson and Thoreau: the self in relation to nature -- Part II. Self psychology, culture, and society. 7. Ethics, modern society, and self psychology -- 8. Self psychology and the problem of the other -- 9. What do humans need to be human? -- 10. Self psychology and historical explanation -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: In this book, John Hanwell Riker develops and expands the conceptual framework of self psychology in order to offer contemporary readers a naturalistic ground for adopting an ethical way of being in the world. Riker stresses the need to find a balance between mature narcissism and ethics, to address and understand differences among people, and to reconceive social justice as based on the development of individual self. This book is recommend for readers interested in psychology and philosophy, and for those who wonder what it means to be human in the modern age.