Individuality and Ideology in British Object Relations Theory (Hardcover)

Following the work of prominent object relations theorists, such as Fairbairn, Suttie and Winnicott, Gal Gerson explores the correlation between analytical theory and intellectual environment in two ways. He notes the impact that the British object relations school had on both psychology and wider culture, and suggests that the school's outlook involved more than a clinical choice. Gerson first interprets the object relations model as a political theory that completes a certain internal development within liberalism. He later outlines the relationship between the analytical theory and the historical setting in which it formed and took root. By engaging with these questions, Gerson demonstrates the deeper structure and implications of object relation theory for social philosophy. This allows him to answer questions such as: 'What kind of social arrangements do we endorse when we accept object relations theory as a fair description of mind?'; 'What beliefs about power, individuality, and household structure do we take in? What do we give up when doing so?'; and, lastly, 'What does it say about contemporary advanced societies that they have taken in much of the theory's content?' Proposing a novel rethinking of human nature, Individuality and Ideology in British Object Relations Theory provides much-needed insight into how this school of psychoanalytic theory has impacted contemporary social and political life.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Psychoanalytic Political Theory
Release date:	May 2021
Authors:	Gal Gerson
Dimensions:	229 x 152mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	172
ISBN-13:	978-1-138-33315-4
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social theory Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political science & theory Books > Humanities > History > Theory & methods > Historiography Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Social & political philosophy Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > General Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Philosophy & theory of psychology > Psychoanalysis & psychoanalytical theory Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political ideologies > Liberalism & centre democratic ideologies Books > Medicine > Other branches of medicine > Clinical psychology > Psychotherapy Books > History > Theory & methods > Historiography Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Social & political philosophy Promotions
LSN:	1-138-33315-8
Barcode:	9781138333154

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