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Elements of self-destruction /
Why are humans, who are motivated by self-preservation, also motivated to engage in behaviors that threaten and even extinguish their existence? The present work has given thought to this question and examined the phenomenon of self-destruction through the perspectives of empirical psychology, psych...
| Cote: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Électronique eBook |
| Langue: | Inglés |
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London :
Karnac,
2013.
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| Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
Table des matières:
- COVER; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; FOREWORD; ABSTRACT Elements of self-destruction; CHAPTER ONE Introduction to the phenomenonof self-destructiveness; CHAPTER TWO Pursuing that which withdraws from us; CHAPTER THREE The emerging consciousness of self-destructiveness in history and psychology; CHAPTER FOUR Bion: the ghosts of abandoned meaning and formless destructiveness; CHAPTER FIVE Heidegger: the eclipse of the sacred and the darkening of the world; CHAPTER SIX Contemporary manifestations of self-destructiveness; CHAPTER SEVEN Conclusion and discussion.
- CHAPTER EIGHT Limitations and suggestions for future researchREFERENCES; INDEX.