Exploring the life of the soul : philosophical reflections on psychoanalysis and self psychology / John Hanwell Riker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Riker, John H., 1943- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Self psychology.

Psychoanalysis.

Physical Description:

xxvii, 166 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Lexington Books, [2017]

Summary:

In this book, John Hanwell Riker develops and expands the conceptual framework of self psychology in order to offer contemporary readers a naturalistic ground for adopting an ethical way of being in the world.

Contents:

Part I. Psychoanalysis and the nature of the self and soul. 1. Knowledge in psychoanalysis: can there be a science of subjectivity?

2. The life of the soul

3. Subjectivity, the ego, and the self

4. The erotic self: Plato, Freud, and Kohut

5. Ancient theology and contemporary self psychology

6. Emerson and Thoreau: the self in relation to nature

Part II. Self psychology, culture, and society. 7. Ethics, modern society, and self psychology

8. Self psychology and the problem of the other

9. What do humans need to be human?

10. Self psychology and historical explanation

Conclusion

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781498543903

1498543901

OCLC:

975286223