Freud, Psychoanalysis & Symbolism - Brossura

Petocz, Agnes

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ISBN 10: 0521021502 ISBN 13: 9780521021500

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2008

Riassunto

Freud, Psychoanalysis and Symbolism offers an innovative general theory of symbolism, derived from Freud's psychoanalytic theory and relocated within mainstream scientific psychology. It is the first systematic investigation of the development of Freud's treatment of symbolism throughout his published works, and discovers in those writings a broad theory which is far superior to the widely accepted, narrow, 'official' view. Agnes Petocz argues that the treatment of symbolism must begin with the identification and clarification of a set of logical constraints and psychological requirements which any general theory of symbolism must respect, and that these requirements have been neglected by existing accounts across a number of disciplines. Her newly proposed 'Freudian broad' theory of symbolism, by contrast, does meet these requirements, but only after it has been rehabilitated within a revised psychoanalytic context, encompassing major changes to our understanding of the concepts of unconscious and repression and the role of language.

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'Performs a remarkable service to psychoanalytic scholarship in clarifying conceptual confusions with which is has long been bedevilled.' The Times Literary Supplement

Descrizione del libro:

Freud, Psychoanalysis and Symbolism brings the topic of symbolism back into psychology. In the first systematic investigation of the development of Freud's treatment of symbolism throughout his published works, Agnes Petocz uncovers a broad theory of symbolism which is far superior to the widely accepted 'official' Freudian view.

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• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0521021502
• ISBN 13: 9780521021500
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 300