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The ethical dimension of psychoanalysis : a dialogue /

"Addressing the common ground between ethics and psychoanalysis, W.W. Meissner asks "Does psychoanalysis have anything to contribute to ethical understanding and reflection?" and conversely, "Does ethics have anything to offer analytic understanding of the complexities of human b...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Meissner, W. W. (William W.), 1931-2010
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Albany : State University of New York Press, ©2003.
Series:SUNY series in psychoanalysis and culture.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Freudian ethics
  • Psychoanalysis and ethical systems
  • Psychic determinism and motivational principles
  • Volition and will
  • Freedom of the will
  • Psychodynamic hedonism and the pleasure principle
  • Narcissism and egoism
  • Object love and altruism
  • Ethical decision-making and self-deception
  • Responsibility
  • Superego and moral development
  • Superego functions and conscience
  • Character and virtue
  • Values.