Relational psychoanalysis and modern Jewish philosophy have much to
say about the dynamics of human relationships, but there has been
no detailed, thorough, and constructive examination that brings
together these two incisive discourses. Contemporary Psychoanalysis
and Modern Jewish Philosophy: Two Languages of Love explores the
critical similarities and differences between the two disciplines,
casting new light on both the analytic and philosophical
understandings of how relationships develop, flourish, and fail.
For psychoanalysts such as Hans Loewald, Stephen Mitchell, and
Jessica Benjamin, love is seen as a fundamental life force, a key
to human motivation, and the transformative core of Freud's
therapeutic "talking cure." The Jewish philosophers Franz
Rosenzweig, Martin Buber, and Emmanuel Levinas envision love as
having both a human and divine dimension, expressed through the
dual commandments to love God and the neighbor. The two languages
are brought to life through chapters that investigate: the
relationship between self-love and love of the other, the dynamics
of intersubjectivity, the methods and possibilities of human
transformation, the "magical" powers of language, the goal of
achieving a meaningful life, the significance of responsibility for
others, and the challenge that death poses to life's fullness. This
multidisciplinary study, drawing on psychology, philosophy,
religion, and feminism, provides an important contribution to
contemporary scientific and humanistic interest in the social and
relational dimensions of human living. The book will appeal
especially to clinicians, theorists, and scholars of
psychoanalysis, philosophy of religion, and Jewish studies as well
as advanced students studying in these fields.
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