The Psychic Home by Roger Kennedy
This book puts forward the central notion of the psychic home as a vital psychic structure."Through an erudite examination of our roots, in terms such as "soul", Kennedy convincingly proposes that all of us live in a psychic homeFrom this intellectual platform, he re-examines the concept of identity in psychoanalysis, tracing it back to the works of Aristotle, then Wordsworth, to Freud. What emerges is a stunningly new and convincing theory of the self that is both moving and inspiring." - Christopher Bollas, psychoanalyst practising in London
"Roger Kennedy gives fresh meaning to the idea of ‘soul’, and to the concept of ‘home’ both externally and as an interior, subjective space. With the concept of a ‘home for the soul’ he explores the poetry of Wordsworth, and themes such as loneliness, happiness and identity. This is a wonderfully wide-ranging book that reveals in how many ways psychoanalytic thinking can enrich our understanding of life." – Michael Parsons, training analyst for the British Psychoanalytical Society and member of the French Psychoanalytic Association
"The human soul may be a philosophical outcast, but it remains a psychological reality close to the centre of our being. Kennedy brings his sensitivity as a child psychiatrist to bear on the task of the soul’s rehabilitation. His wise and eloquent book goes a long way to providing the soul with a scientific as well as a spiritual home." - Nicholas Humphrey, Darwin College, Cambridge
"Through an erudite examination of our roots, in terms such as "soul", Kennedy convincingly proposes that all of us live in a psychic home. From this intellectual platform, he re-examines the concept of identity in psychoanalysis, tracing it back to the works of Aristotle, then Wordsworth, to Freud. What emerges is a stunningly new and convincing theory of the self that is both moving and inspiring." - Christopher Bollas, psychoanalyst practising in London
"Roger Kennedy gives fresh meaning to the idea of ‘soul’, and to the concept of ‘home’ both externally and as an interior, subjective space. With the concept of a ‘home for the soul’ he explores the poetry of Wordsworth, and themes such as loneliness, happiness and identity. This is a wonderfully wide-ranging book that reveals in how many ways psychoanalytic thinking can enrich our understanding of life." – Michael Parsons, training analyst for the British Psychoanalytical Society and member of the French Psychoanalytic Association
"The human soul may be a philosophical outcast, but it remains a psychological reality close to the centre of our being. Kennedy brings his sensitivity as a child psychiatrist to bear on the task of the soul’s rehabilitation. His wise and eloquent book goes a long way to providing the soul with a scientific as well as a spiritual home." - Nicholas Humphrey, Darwin College, Cambridge
"The book is a mixture of reflection and integration of diverse disciplines (philosophy, religion, sociology, psychology, literature, history, neuroscience, psychoanalysis) that leads to an expansion of ideas. He brings together works of art, personal and clinical experience, philosophical contemplation, psychoanalytic exploration and even architecture with what feels like a lively and sophisticated conversation." - Tuba Tokgoz, clinical psychologist and licensed psychoanalyst. To read this review in full please see the following Tuba Tokgoz (2021) The psychic home: psychoanalysis, consciousness and the human soul, The International Journal of Psychoanalysis, 102:1, 201-206, DOI: 10.1080/00207578.2020.1795871
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| ISBN 13 | 9780415710145 |
| ISBN 10 | 0415710146 |
| Titel | The Psychic Home |
| Autor | Roger Kennedy |
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| Bindungsart | Paperback |
| Verlag | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Erscheinungsjahr | 2014-02-05 |
| Seitenanzahl | 160 |
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