The Good Life - Psychoanalytic Reflections on Love, Ethics, Creativity, and Spirituality (Hardcover, New)

Psychoanalysts have traditionally been expert at uncovering what afflicts and damages people, argues Jeffrey B. Rubin, but by focusing on narcissism and perversions, depression and sadism, psychoanalysis has all too often disregarded what nourishes and sustains us. In The Good Life, he demonstrates how psychoanalysis can make a profound contribution to the well-lived life by drawing on a neglected but potent aspect of psychoanalysis--its capacity to illuminate a psychology of health as well as illness. Rubin shows that, at its best, psychoanalysis can highlight both the ingredients of love, ethics, creativity, and spirituality, as well as the obstacles to experiencing them. Exploring the good life from this dual perspective provides an indispensable resource for helping us live with greater meaning and vitality.

General

Imprint:	State University of New York Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	September 2004
First published:	September 2004
Authors:	Jeffrey B. Rubin
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	142
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-7914-6215-7
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Philosophy & theory of psychology > Psychoanalysis & psychoanalytical theory Books > Medicine > Other branches of medicine > Clinical psychology > General
LSN:	0-7914-6215-3
Barcode:	9780791462157

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