|
Books > Medicine > Other branches of medicine > Clinical psychology > Psychotherapy
|
Buy Now
Humanizing Evil - Psychoanalytic, Philosophical and Clinical Perspectives (Paperback)
Loot Price: R1,521
Discovery Miles 15 210
|
|
|
Humanizing Evil - Psychoanalytic, Philosophical and Clinical Perspectives (Paperback)
Series: Philosophy and Psychoanalysis
Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days
|
Psychoanalysis has traditionally had difficulty in accounting for
the existence of evil. Freud saw it as a direct expression of
unconscious forces, whereas more recent theorists have examined the
links between early traumatic experiences and later 'evil'
behaviour. Humanizing Evil: Psychoanalytic, Philosophical and
Clinical Perspectives explores the controversies surrounding
definitions of evil, and examines its various forms, from the
destructive forces contained within the normal mind to the most
horrific expressions observed in contemporary life. Ronald Naso and
Jon Mills bring together an international group of experts to
explore how more subtle factors can play a part, such as conformity
pressures, or the morally destabilizing effects of anonymity, and
show how analysts can understand and work with such factors in
clinical practice. Each chapter is unified by the view that evil is
intrinsically linked to human freedom, regardless of the gap
experienced by perpetrators between their intentions and
consequences. While some forms of evil follow seamlessly from
psychopathology, others call this relationship into question. Rape,
murder, serial killing, and psychopathy show very clear links to
psychopathology and character whereas the horrors of war, religious
fundamentalism, and political extremism resist such reductionism.
Humanizing Evil is unique in the diversity of perspectives it
brings to bear on the problem of evil. It will be essential reading
for psychoanalysts, psychotherapists, philosophers, and Jungians.
Because it is an integrative depth-psychological effort, it will
interest general readers as well as scholars from a variety of
disciplines including the humanities, philosophy, religion, mental
health, criminal justice, political science, sociology, and
interdisciplinary studies. Ronald Naso, Ph.D., ABPP is
psychoanalyst and clinical psychologist in independent practice in
Stamford, CT. The author of numerous papers on psychoanalytic
topics, he is an associate editor of Contemporary Psychoanalytic
Studies, and contributing editor of Division/Review and Journal of
Psychology and Clinical Psychiatry. His book, Hypocrisy Unmasked:
Dissociation, Shame, and the Ethics of Inauthenticity, was
published by Aronson in 2010. Jon Mills, Psy.D., Ph.D., ABPP is a
philosopher, psychoanalyst, and clinical psychologist. He is
Professor of Psychology & Psychoanalysis at Adler Graduate
Professional School, Toronto. A 2006, 2011, and 2013 Gradiva Award
winner, he is Editor of two book series in psychoanalysis, on the
Editorial Board for Psychoanalytic Psychology, and is the author
and/or editor of thirteen books including his most recent works,
Underworlds: Philosophies of the Unconscious from Psychoanalysis to
Metaphysics, and Conundrums: A Critique of Contemporary
Psychoanalysis, which won the Goethe Award for best book in 2013.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
|
You might also like..
|
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
(2)
