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Life and death in Freud and Heidegger /
Life and Death in Freud and Heidegger argues that mortality is a fundamental structuring element in human life. The ordinary view of life and death regards them as dichotomous and separate. This book explains why this view is unsatisfactory and presents a new model of the relationship between life a...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam ; New York :
Rodopi,
2006.
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| Colección: | Contemporary psychoanalytic studies ;
6. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Life and Death in Freud and Heidegger argues that mortality is a fundamental structuring element in human life. The ordinary view of life and death regards them as dichotomous and separate. This book explains why this view is unsatisfactory and presents a new model of the relationship between life and death that sees them as interlinked. Using Heidegger's concept of being towards death and Freud's notion of the death drive, it demonstrates the extensive influence death has on everyday life and gives an account of its structural and existential significance. By bringing the two perspectives tog. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xx, 217 pages). |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1423791444 9781423791447 9789401201407 9401201404 |