Psychology and the Soul: A Study of the Origin, Conceptual Evolution, and Nature of the Soul - Couverture rigide

Rank, Otto

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0801857392 ISBN 13 : 9780801857393

Editeur : Johns Hopkins University Press, 1998

Synopsis

In his last years, Otto Rank turned his lifetime of thought and learning toward two of the most difficult topics in human history: religion and the soul. The result was his now classic work, presented here in an English translation. Unlike many other intellectuals of the 20th century, Rank maintains a place for the soul rather than dismissing it as a fantasy. The soul and the beliefs about it, he argues, set forth the foundation for psychology, with its complex analysis of consciousness, self-consciousness and personality. Rank's commentary is not limited to beliefs about individual souls but includes ideas about group souls, sometimes encompassing nations or generations. Rank suggests that it is in the expression of group belief that the idea of the soul attains its greatest power. Richter and Lieberman's new translation of "Psychology and the Soul" is a major contribution to our understanding not only of psychology and psychoanalysis but also of modern Western culture. While perhaps not Rank's best-known work, it is one of his most important in its critique of Freud and its attempt to define psychology's true concerns.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

In his last years, Otto Rank turned his lifetime of thought and learning toward two of the most difficult topics in human history: religion and the soul. The result was this now-classic work, available in this new, very accessible English translation. Unlike many other intellectuals of the twentieth century, Rank maintains a place for the soul rather than dismissing it as a fantasy. The soul and the beliefs about it, he argues, set forth the foundation for psychology, with its complex analyses of consciousness, self-consciousness, and personality. Rank's commentary is not limited to beliefs about individual souls but includes ideas about group souls, sometimes encompassing nations or generations. Rank suggests that it is in expression of group beliefs that the idea of the soul attains its greatest power.

Biographie de l'auteur

Otto Rank (1884-1939) was one of the most important students of Freud, especially famous for winning Freud's admiration, then for striking out independently. Among his most enduring works are Art and Artist: Creative Urge and Personality Development; Beyond Psychology; The Double; The Myth of the Birth of the Hero; The Trauma of Birth; and The Incest Theme in Literature and Legend, the last is also available from Johns Hopkins. Gregory C. Richter is an associate professor of foreign language at Truman State University. E. James Lieberman is a clinical professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the George Washington University School of Medicine.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Date d'édition: 1998
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0801857392
• ISBN 13: 9780801857393
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 176
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