Bettelheim : living and dying / David James Fisher.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fisher, David James.

Series:

Contemporary psychoanalytic studies ; 8.

Contemporary psychoanalytic studies ; 8

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Psychoanalysis.

Bettelheim, Bruno.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (192 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; New York, NY : Rodopi, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"A self-declared 'critical admirer' and final confident of Bruno Bettelheim, David James Fisher succeeds with as balanced and nuanced a portrayal as seems possible of the character, the lifetime contributions, and the final justifications of a most controversial psychoanalytic eminence. Bettelheim was at once the center of major professional polemics, and at the same time, the psychoanalyst who, after Sigmund Freud and Erik Erikson, has had the greatest impact on the wider culture of the twentieth century. Fisher's book is highly recommended reading for all concerned with the interplay of ideas and personas in the evolving history of the psychoanalytic place in the scheme of human development." – Robert S. Wallerstein, M.D., Emeritus Professor and former Chair, Department of Psychiatry, UCSF School of Medicine.

Contents:

Preliminary Material

Introduction

Psychoanalytic Cultural Criticism and the Soul

Towards a Psychoanalytic Understanding of Fascism and Anti-Semitism: Perceptions From the 1940’s

On Parenting and Playing

The Relationship and Debates Between Bruno Bettelheim and Rudolf Ekstein

In Memoriam: Rudolf Ekstein (1912-2005)

A Final Conversation With Bruno Bettelheim

The Suicide of a Survivor: Some Intimate Perceptions of Bettelheim’s Suicide

Homage to Bettelheim

An Open Letter to Newsweek

Concerning Bruno Bettelheim: A Reply To Former Patients From The Orthogenic School

Two Letters From Bettelheim To The Author

About the Author

References

Index

Acknowledgements.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

94-012-0570-1

1-4356-4108-6

OCLC:

714567208

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789401205702 DOI