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Lear has a philosophical take on Psychoanalysis. Another perspective is always welcome.
Therapeutic action : an earnest plea for irony
By Jonathan Lear
Therapeutic Action: An Earnest Plea for Irony argues that properly understood, irony plays a crucial role in therapeutic action, inviting clinicians to renew their own engagement with the fundamental concepts of their practice.
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About the Book
This book is written as an invitation to clinicians to renew their own engagement with the fundamental concepts of their practice.
It investigates the concepts of subjectivity and objectivity that are appropriate for psychoanalysts, as well as the concepts of internalisation and transference.
It will be of interest to anyone concerned with the central concepts of psychoanalysis, philosophy, and therapeutic change.
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This book arrived on time and in excellent condition. It should be required reading for anyone with some background in philosophy and psychoanalysis. Very rich and enriching.
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Lear's book is a continuation of Freud's "metapsychology," offering new ways to conceptualize some of what happens in psychoanalysis. His starting point is one which would seem obvious but is in fact rare in psychoanalytic writings... he offers some brilliant insights, especially about subjectivity vs. "objectivity" and about transference. But Lear's book is an "easy read" because the writing is loose and casual... While his style is a refreshing change from the professional, impersonal prose of most analytic monographs, he also seems to address his peers as though they were laypersons.
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