Relying on and developing the ideas of W.R. Bion, this book observes psychoanalytic thinking through three prisms: person, group and society. The book is divided into four sections.

The first revolves around the individual. Clinical in its emphasis, it discusses Bion's theory of thinking, his reading of the Oedipus myth and his notion of the -selected fact-. These are illustrated by vignettes highlighting the emotional aspect of thinking.

The second discusses the small group and its unconscious processes. Although Bion's paradigms have greatly influenced psychoanalytic...