Sublimation: Inquiries into Theoretical Psychoanalysis

In psychoanalytic theory, sublimation—the process of expressing instinctual impulses in constructive, socially acceptable forms—is a central, yet poorly understood psychic process. The eminent psychoanalyst Hans W. Loewald here offers a provocative new examination of sublimation.
After reviewing the writings of Freud, Fenichel, Hartmann, Winnicott, and Kris on sublimation, Dr. Loewald presents his own ideas. In his attempt to disentangle sublimation from other concepts with which it is often...