Humanizing evil : psychoanalytic, philosophical and clinical perspectives / edited by Ronald C. Naso and Jon Mills.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mills, Jon, 1964-

Naso, Ronald C., 1954-

Series:

Philosophy and Psychoanalysis

Philosophy & Psychoanalysis Book Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Good and evil--Psychological aspects.

Good and evil.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (219 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hove, East Sussex ; New York, N.Y. : Routledge, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Psychoanalysis has traditionally had difficulty in accounting for the existence of evil. Freud saw it as a direct expression of unconscious forces, whereas more recent theorists have examined the links between early traumatic experiences and later 'evil' behaviour. Humanizing Evil: Psychoanalytic, Philosophical and Clinical Perspectives explores the controversies surrounding definitions of evil, and examines its various forms, from the destructive forces contained within the normal mind to the most horrific expressions observed in contemporary life.

Contents:

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Introduction and Overview; Part I: Formulating Evil; 1 The Essence of Evil; 2 The Psychoanalytical Relevance of Jacob Böhme's Concept of Evil; 3 Demonic Consciousness as a Dynamic of Evil: Jungian Approaches to Understanding Evil; Part II: The Psychology of Perpetration; 4 Breaking Bad and the Rhetoric of Evil; 5 Predatory Identity; 6 The Psychodynamics of Evil: Motives behind Acts of Extreme Violence in Peacetime; Part III: Clinical Applications; 7 Trauma and Evil: Questions of Ethics and Aesthetics for a Profession in Crisis

8 Witnessing EvilNotes on Contributors; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-315-71541-4

1-317-50393-7

1-317-50392-9

9781315715414

OCLC:

932622718