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Paul Ricoeur - On Psychoanalysis - 9780745661247 - V9780745661247
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On Psychoanalysis

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Description for On Psychoanalysis Paperback. * Paul Ricoeur (1913-2005) is one of the outstanding French philosophers of the second half of the 20th century. * This volume makes available some of his key writings on Freud and psychoanalysis, written between 1966 and 1988. These writings are complementary to Ricoeur's classic book Freud and Philosophy. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 388.
Paul Ricoeur's Freud and Philosophy was a major reinterpretation of psychoanalysis and its philosophical significance, but Ricoeur also wrote many important articles on similar themes. This volume makes available some of his key writings on Freud and psychoanalysis: together with Freud and Philosophy, they form a major part of his philosophical legacy.

What kind of science is psychoanalysis? What kind of truth does it offer and what kind of proof does it provide? What does the concrete practice of psychoanalysis consist of? What can it tell us about creativity and the work of ... Read more

Ricoeur reading Freud: this could have been the title of this volume, in which the focus is on the actual work of Freud and not on subsequent commentaries. An open reading of intellectual integrity. A critical reading which shuns definitive positions. A reading to understand Freud.

This book - the first volume of Ricoeur's writings and lectures - brings together texts which appeared between 1966 and 1988. It is published under the auspices of Le Fonds Ricoeur.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745661247
SKU
V9780745661247
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Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
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99-15

About Paul Ricoeur
Paul Ricoeur (1913-2005) is widely recognized as one of the most distinguished philosophers of the twentieth century. He taught for many years at the University of Chicago Divinity School. His many works include Freud and Philosophy, Time and Narrative and Oneself as Another.

Reviews for On Psychoanalysis
"Ricoeur writes the best kind of philosophy - critical, economical, and clear." New York Times "One of the most distinguished and prolific philosophers of his generation." Daily Telegraph "While the volume may have been composed with Ricoeur specialists and students of psychoanalytic history and theory in mind as its core audience, it is of broad philosophical interest, both for ... Read more

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