Individuality and Ideology in British Object Relations Theory

ISBN-13: 9781138333154 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 172 str.

Gal Gerson

Opis

Gal Gerson follows the the work of prominent object relations theorists like Bowlby, Fairbairn, Suttie and Winnicott to provide much-needed insight into how this school of psychoanalytic theory has impacted contemporary social and political life.

Spis treści

Introduction  1. Individual interiors and the liberal order  2. Love against hate: Ian Suttie and Jane Suttie  3. Ronald Fairbairn and the legacy of Prussian idealism  4. Donald Winnicott: Transition to liberty  5. Play in the open society: Winnicott and Popper  6. Jessica Benjamin and the consequences of maternal agency  7. Conclusion

O autorze

Gal Gerson teaches political theory and the history of political thought at the University of Haifa, Israel.