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Record Nr.

UNINA9910814451003321

Titolo

Persons in context : the challenge of individuality in theory and practice / / edited by Roger Frie and William J. Coburn

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2011

ISBN

1-135-26363-9

1-135-26364-7

1-283-04540-0

9786613045409

0-203-86932-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (183 p.)

Collana

Psychoanalytic inquiry ; ; v. 32

Altri autori (Persone)

CoburnWilliam J

FrieRoger <1965->

Disciplina

155.2

Soggetti

Individuation (Psychology)

Self-analysis (Psychoanalysis)

Individuality

Personal construct theory

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Social, cultural, and political contexts -- pt. 2. Philosophical contexts -- pt. 3. Developmental contexts -- pt. 4. Reflections on the challenges of individuality.

Sommario/riassunto

In contemporary forms of psychoanalysis, particularly intersubjective systems theory, the turn towards contextualism has permitted the development of new ways of thinking and practicing that have dispensed with the notion of isolated individuality. For many who embrace this ""post-subjectivist"" way of thinking and practicing, the recognition that all human experience is fundamentally immersed in the world makes the question of individuality seem confusing, even anachronistic. Yet the challenge of individuality remains an important and pressing issue for contemporary theory and practice; ma