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Time Driven: Metapsychology and the Splitting of the Drive
Adrian Johnston
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Hardback. Freud outlines two types of conflict; that between drives and reality; and that between the drives themselves. Adrian Johnston identifies a third; the conflict embedded within each and every drive. Series: Studies in Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JMAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 739.
Elaborating the fundamental concept of Trieb, or drive, Freud outlines two basic types of conflict that at once disturb and organize mental life; the conflict between drives and reality; and the conflict between the drives themselves (as in amorous Eros against the aggressive death drive). In Time Driven, Adrian Johnston identifies a third distinct type of conflict overlooked by Freud; the conflict embedded within each and every drive. By bringing this critical type of conflict to light and explaining its sobering consequences for an understanding of the psyche, Johnston's book makes an essential theoretical contribution to Continental philosophy. His work ... Read more
Elaborating the fundamental concept of Trieb, or drive, Freud outlines two basic types of conflict that at once disturb and organize mental life; the conflict between drives and reality; and the conflict between the drives themselves (as in amorous Eros against the aggressive death drive). In Time Driven, Adrian Johnston identifies a third distinct type of conflict overlooked by Freud; the conflict embedded within each and every drive. By bringing this critical type of conflict to light and explaining its sobering consequences for an understanding of the psyche, Johnston's book makes an essential theoretical contribution to Continental philosophy. His work ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Northwestern University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Series
Studies in Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy
Condition
New
Weight
747g
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
Evanston, United States
ISBN
9780810122048
SKU
V9780810122048
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