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This book explores the concept of certainty, a term which is widely
used in everyday language to designate a psychological experience
or feeling but is rarely considered controversial or politically
charged. The Feeling of Certainty argues that conversely this most
ordinary of feelings plays a key role in shaping identity
formation, social exclusion, prejudice, and commitment to political
causes. The authors question what it means for the subject to feel
certainty about her or his relationships to self and others. From
where does the feeling of certainty originate, and how does it
differ from modes of thought that are open to scepticism about the
order of things? They draw on a wide range of theories, including
those of Freud, Klein, Lacan, Wittgenstein, Bion, and Jung,
challenging readers to consider the world of ideologies, symbols,
and stereotypes in which certainty is entrenched, as well as the
inter- and intra-psychic processes and defence mechanisms which
form the unconscious foundation of the experience of certainty.
This collection will offer valuable insight to scholars of
psychology, politics, social science and history.
This book explores the concept of certainty, a term which is widely
used in everyday language to designate a psychological experience
or feeling but is rarely considered controversial or politically
charged. The Feeling of Certainty argues that conversely this most
ordinary of feelings plays a key role in shaping identity
formation, social exclusion, prejudice, and commitment to political
causes. The authors question what it means for the subject to feel
certainty about her or his relationships to self and others. From
where does the feeling of certainty originate, and how does it
differ from modes of thought that are open to scepticism about the
order of things? They draw on a wide range of theories, including
those of Freud, Klein, Lacan, Wittgenstein, Bion, and Jung,
challenging readers to consider the world of ideologies, symbols,
and stereotypes in which certainty is entrenched, as well as the
inter- and intra-psychic processes and defence mechanisms which
form the unconscious foundation of the experience of certainty.
This collection will offer valuable insight to scholars of
psychology, politics, social science and history.
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