| Description |
1 online resource (192 pages) |
| Series |
Contemporary Psychoanalytic Studies, 8 |
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Contemporary Psychoanalytic Studies, 8
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| Contents |
Bettelheim: Living and Dying; Contents; Foreword; Introduction; Psychoanalytic Cultural Criticism and the Soul; Towards a Psychoanalytic Understanding o fFascism and Anti-Semitism: Perceptions From the 1940's; On Parenting and Playing; The Relationship and Debates Between Bruno Bettelheim and Rudolf Ekstein; In Memoriam: Rudolf Ekstein (1912-2005); A Final Conversation With Bruno Bettelheim; The Suicide of a Survivor: Some Intimate Perceptions of Bettelheim's Suicide; Homage to Bettelheim; An Open Letter to Newsweek |
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Concerning Bruno Bettelheim: A Reply To Former Patients From The Orthogenic SchoolTwo Letters From Bettelheim To The Author; About the Author; References; Index |
| Summary |
"A self-declared 'critical admirer' and final confident of Bruno Bettelheim, David James Fisher succeeds with as balanced and nuanced a portrayal as seems possible of the character, the lifetime contributions, and the final justifications of a most controversial psychoanalytic eminence. Bettelheim was at once the center of major professional polemics, and at the same time, the psychoanalyst who, after Sigmund Freud and Erik Erikson, has had the greatest impact on the wider culture of the twentieth century. Fisher's book is highly recommended reading for all concerned with the interplay of idea |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Bettelheim, Bruno
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Bettelheim, Bruno -- Last years
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Ekstein, Rudolf
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| SUBJECT |
Bettelheim, Bruno fast |
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Ekstein, Rudolf fast |
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Psychoanalysts -- United States -- Biography
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Last years of a person's life
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Psychoanalysts
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9789401205702 |
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9401205701 |
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1435641086 |
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9781435641082 |
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