The Plural Psyche: Personality, Morality and the Father / Edition 1

by Andrew Samuels

Overview

A pluralistic approach to psychoanalysis bridges the gap that has opened up between clinical practice and cultural criticism. In this provocative and widely discussed book, Andrew Samuels lays bare the political implications of the personal struggle in everyone that

holds together their many inner divisions. Samuels offers an exciting reading of the father's role in psychology. The father, together with all the other players in the drama of personality development, comes to life in a way that makes a significant contribution to current debates about

gender, parenting, and difference.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781138888418
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/19/2015
Series:	Routledge Mental Health Classic Editions
Pages:	274
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Andrew Samuels is a Training Analyst of the Society of Analytical Psychology, London and a Scientific Associate of the American Academy of Psychoanalysis. He is author of many books on depth psychology-the term he uses to indicate the combined field of psychoanalysis and analytic psychology.

Table of Contents

Introduction to the Classic Edition. Preface. The Plural Psyche. Personality and the Imaginal Network. Parental Images and the Self-monitoring Psyche. A Relation Called Father. The Father and his Children. Beyond the Feminine Principle. Gender and the Borderline. The Image of the Parents in Bed. Countertransference and the Mundus Imaginalis. The Alchemical Metaphor. Original Morality in a Depressed Culture. The Diversity of Psychology and the Psychology of Diversity.

Editorial Reviews

‘Very relevant to important depth psychological controversies and even to important general political arguments of the present day ... original and stimulating.' - British Journal of Psychiatry

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