Worlds of experience : interweaving philosophical and clinical dimensions in psychoanalysis / Robert D. Stolorow, George E. Atwood, Donna M. Orange.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stolorow, Robert D.

Contributor:

Atwood, George E.

Orange, Donna M.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Psychoanalysis.

Physical Description:

viii, 199 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Basic Books, [2002]

Summary:

Dr. Stolorow and two eminent colleagues elaborate on intersubjectivity, going beyond the clinical and theoretical questions of earlier work to explore the philosophical underpinnings of psychoanalytic theory and practice. The culmination of three decades of collaborative work, this is essential reading for academics, students, and clinicians.

Contents:

1 Introduction: Contextualizing Descartes and the Isolated Mind 1

Theoretical Studies

2 From Cartesian Minds to Experiential Worlds 19

3 World Horizons: An Alternative to the Freudian Unconscious 39

4 Kohut and Contextualism 67

5 Cartesian Trends in Relational Psychoanalysis 77

Clinical Implications

6 Perspectival Realism and Intersubjective Systems 101

7 Worlds of Trauma 123

8 Shattered Worlds/Psychotic States: The Experience of Personal Annihilation 139.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-190) and index.

ISBN:

0465095747

OCLC:

50251872