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Subject and agency in psychoanalysis : which is to be master? /

Psychoanalysis works with words, words spoken by a subject who asks that the analyst listen. This is the belief that underlies Francis Moran's rewarding exploration of a central problem in psychoanalytic theory--namely, the separation of the concepts of subject and agency. Subject and Agency in...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Moran, Frances M. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : NYU Press, 1993.
Series:Psychoanalytic crosscurrents.
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Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Psychoanalysis works with words, words spoken by a subject who asks that the analyst listen. This is the belief that underlies Francis Moran's rewarding exploration of a central problem in psychoanalytic theory--namely, the separation of the concepts of subject and agency. Subject and Agency in Psychoanalysis contends that Freud simultaneously employs two frameworks for explaining agency-- one clinical and one theoretical. As a result, Freud's exploration of agency proceeds from two logically incompatible assumptions. The division between these assumptions is a part of Freud's psychoanalytic le.
Item Description:Includes index.
Physical Description:1 online resource (218 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-193) and index.
ISBN:9780814763261
081476326X
0585335915
9780585335919