The Economics of Libido: Psychic Bisexuality, the Superego, and the Centrality of the Oedipus Complex

by Trevor C. Pederson

Overview

This book outlines three shibboleths of psychoanalysis: psychic bisexuality, the Oedipus complex, and social ontology. It affirms the centrality of the Oedipus complex and illustrates the characterological functioning of the pre-phallic superego.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780429920530
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	03/29/2018
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	208
File size:	724 KB

About the Author

C. Pederson, Trevor

Table of Contents

Preface -- Introduction -- Psychic bisexuality -- “An array of ideal values”: ego psychology and the destiny of the Oedipus complex -- “We cannot fall out of this world”: psychoanalysis and social ontology -- Conclusion -- On Wittgenstein’s private language argument