Physics Philosophy And Psychoanalysis

Author : Robert S. Cohen,R. Laudan
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 349 pages
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Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789400970557

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Physics, Philosophy and Psychoanalysis by Robert S. Cohen,R. Laudan Pdf

To celebrate Adolf Griinbaum's sixtieth birthday by offering him this bouquet of essays written for this purpose was the happy task of an autonomous Editorial Committee: Wesley C. Salmon, Nicholas Rescher, Larry Laudan, Carl G. Hempel, and Robert S. Cohen. To present the book within the Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science was altogether fitting and natural, for Griinbaum has' been friend and supporter of philosophy of science at Boston University for twenty-five years, and unofficial godfather to the Boston Colloquium. To regret that we could not include contributions from all his well-wishers, critical admirers and admiring critics, is only to regret that we did not have an encyclopedic space at the committee's disposal. But we, and all involved in this book, speak for all the others in the philo sophical, scientific, and personal worlds of Adolf Griinbaum in greeting him on May 15, 1983, with our wishes for his health, his scholarship, his happiness. Our gratitude is due to Carolyn Fawcett for her care and accuracy in editing this book, and for the preparation of the Index; and to Elizabeth McMunn for her help again and again, especially in preparation of the Bibliography of the Published Writings of Adolf Griinbaum; and to Thelma Griinbaum for encouraging, planning, and cheering. Boston University R.S.C. Center for the Philosophy and History of Science M.W.W.

Author : R S Cohen,R Laudan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1983-04-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9400970560

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Physics, Philosophy and Psychoanalysis by R S Cohen,R Laudan Pdf

Author : Gerald J. Gargiulo
Publisher : Ipbooks
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2016-01-25
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0996999604

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Quantum Psychoanalysis by Gerald J. Gargiulo Pdf

Quantum Psychoanalysis defines contemporary clinical treatment. As readers engage with Gargiulo's use of metaphors from quantum physics they will discover potentialities for new metapsychological insights, moving psychoanalytic theory closer to 21st-century science.

Author : Robert S. Cohen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 339 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Physics
ISBN : OCLC:470364014

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Physics, Philosophy and Psychoanalysis by Robert S. Cohen Pdf

Author : John Turtz,Gerald J. Gargiulo
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2022-09-02
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781000650716

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Enriching Psychoanalysis by John Turtz,Gerald J. Gargiulo Pdf

This compelling collection illuminates new models and metaphors taken from the contemporary sciences and philosophical thought to revitalize and recontextualize psychoanalysis for the 21st century. The exploration of quantum mechanics, chaos and complexity theory, epigenetics, and neuropsychoanalysis provides the reader with new layers of meaning and understanding that in turn lead to an enriching of psychoanalytic theory and a deepening of experience in the consulting office. The intersection of psychoanalysis, contemporary sciences, and philosophy leads the reader to new worlds that can transform the lens from which one views the psychoanalytic process. Written for psychoanalysts and psychotherapists, as well as scholars of psychoanalysis that are interested in the intersection of psychoanalysis, contemporary science, and philosophy, Enriching Psychoanalysis: Integrating Concepts from Contemporary Science and Philosophy expands the focus and meaning of current psychoanalytic theory and practice.

Author : Gordon Globus
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781468421965

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Consciousness and the Brain by Gordon Globus Pdf

The relationship of consciousness to brain, which Schopenhauer grandly referred to as the "world knot," remains an unsolved problem within both philosophy and science. The central focus in what follows is the relevance of science---from psychoanalysis to neurophysiology and quantum physics-to the mind-brain puzzle. Many would argue that we have advanced little since the age of the Greek philosophers, and that the extraordinary accumulation of neuroscientific knowledge in this century has helped not at all. Increas ingly, philosophers and scientists have tended to go their separate ways in considering the issues, since they tend to differ in the questions that they ask, the data and ideas which are provided for consideration, their methods for answering these questions, and criteria for judging the acceptability of an answer. But it is our conviction that philosophers and scientists can usefully interchange, at least to the extent that they provide co~straints upon each other's preferred strategies, and it may prove possible for more substantive progress to be made. Philosophers have said some rather naive things by ignoring the extraordinary advances in the neurosciences in the twentieth century. The skull is not filled with green cheese! On the other hand, the arrogance of many scientists toward philosophy and their faith in the scientific method is equally naive. Scientists clearly have much to learn from philosophy as an intellectual discipline.

Author : Adolf Grunbaum
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 325 pages
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Release : 1985-12-16
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780520907324

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The Foundations of Psychoanalysis by Adolf Grunbaum Pdf

This study is a philosophical critique of the foundations of Sigmund Freud's psychoanalysis. As such, it also takes cognizance of his claim that psychoanalysis has the credentials of a natural science. It shows that the reasoning on which Freud rested the major hypotheses of his edifice was fundamentally flawed, even if the probity of the clinical observations he adduced were not in question. Moreover, far from deserving to be taken at face value, clinical data from the psychoanalytic treatment setting are themselves epistemically quite suspect.

Author : Simon Boag,Linda A. W. Brakel,Vesa Talvitie
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2018-05-08
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780429917738

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Psychoanalysis and Philosophy of Mind by Simon Boag,Linda A. W. Brakel,Vesa Talvitie Pdf

Of the topics found in psychoanalytic theory it is Freud's philosophy of mind that is at once the most contentious and enduring. Psychoanalytic theory makes bold claims about the significance of unconscious mental processes and the wish-fulfilling activity of the mind, citing their importance for understanding the nature of dreams and explaining both normal and pathological behaviour. However, since Freud's initial work, both modern psychology and philosophy have had much to say about the merits of Freudian thinking. Developments in psychology, philosophy, and psychoanalysis raise new challenges and questions concerning Freud's theory of mind. This book addresses the psychoanalytic concept of mind in the 21st century via a joint scientific and philosophical appraisal of psychoanalytic theory. It provides a fresh critical appraisal and reflection on Freudian concepts, as well as addressing how current evidence and scientific thinking bear upon Freudian theory. The book centres upon the major concepts in psychoanalysis, including the notion of unconscious mental processes and wish-fulfilment and their relationship to dreams, fantasy, attachment processes, and neuroscience.

Author : Richard Gipps,Michael Lacewing
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 832 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2019-02-14
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780192506863

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The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy and Psychoanalysis by Richard Gipps,Michael Lacewing Pdf

Psychoanalysis is often equated with Sigmund Freud, but this comparison ignores the wide range of clinical practices, observational methods, general theories, and cross-pollinations with other disciplines that characterise contemporary psychoanalytic work. Central psychoanalytic concepts to do with unconscious motivation, primitive forms of thought, defence mechanisms, and transference form a mainstay of today's richly textured contemporary clinical psychological practice. In this landmark collection on philosophy and psychoanalysis, leading researchers provide an evaluative overview of current thinking. Written at the interface between these two disciplines, The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy and Psychoanalysis contains original contributions that will shape the future of debate. With 34 chapters divided into eight sections covering history, clinical theory, phenomenology, science, aesthetics, religion, ethics, and political and social theory, this Oxford Handbook displays the enduring depth, breadth, and promise of integrating philosophical and psychoanalytic thought. Anyone interested in the philosophical implications of psychoanalysis, as well as philosophical challenges to and re-statements of psychoanalysis, will want to consult this book. It will be a vital resource for academic researchers, psychoanalysts and other mental health professionals, graduates, and trainees.

Author : Jon Mills
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2012-07-12
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780791485217

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Psychoanalysis at the Limit by Jon Mills Pdf

Psychoanalysis has long been charged as being a pseudoscience. This timely book explores and reexamines the nature of psychoanalysis within contemporary debates about science, epistemology, unconscious experience, and the philosophy of mind. Distinguished scholars and practitioners from diverse backgrounds in psychoanalysis, philosophy, and psychology offer both favorable and critical accounts of psychoanalytic theory and practice from Freud and Lacan through contemporary revisionist philosophical perspectives.

Author : Ann Casement
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2018-05-08
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780429909764

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Who Owns Psychoanalysis? by Ann Casement Pdf

So who does own psychoanalysis? Equally pertinent, what is psychoanalysis? Even before the death of Sigmund Freud, psychoanalysis was splintering into different groups, each convinced of their superiority to the other. There was little co-operation between them plus a great deal of resentment, recrimination and suspicion. The status quo has been evolving slowly in recent years, with increased tolerance and communication between the different factions, leading to the birth of this book.The result is an international and inter-group collaboration of eminent psychoanalysts and scholars of psychoanalysis discussing and reflecting on the meaning psychoanalysis holds for them. Their contributions have been grouped into four sections: academic, historical, political and scientific. Each paper is varied in its subject matter, looking at such issues as psychoanalytic ownership, the genealogy of the word "psychotherapy", historical perspectives on the situation, whether there can be a monopoly on psychoanalysis, and the role of the brain in relation to the mind, and has been grouped according to its main theme.

Author : John Earman,Allen Janis,Gerald J. Massey,Nicholas Rescher
Publisher : University of Pittsburgh Pre
Page : 641 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2014-02-06
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780822970347

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Philosophical Problems of the Internal and External Worlds by John Earman,Allen Janis,Gerald J. Massey,Nicholas Rescher Pdf

The inaugural volume of the Pittsburgh-Konstanz series, devoted to the work of philosopher Adolf GrŸnbaum, encompasses the philosophical problems of space, time, and cosmology, the nature of scientific methodology, and the foundations of psychoanalysis.

Author : John R. Shook
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 944 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2016-02-11
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781472570567

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The Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Philosophers in America by John R. Shook Pdf

For scholars working on almost any aspect of American thought, The Bloomsbury Encyclopedia to Philosophers in America presents an indispensable reference work. Selecting over 700 figures from the Dictionary of Early American Philosophers and the Dictionary of Modern American Philosophers, this condensed edition includes key contributors to philosophical thought. From 1600 to the present day, entries cover psychology, pedagogy, sociology, anthropology, education, theology and political science, before these disciplines came to be considered distinct from philosophy. Clear and accessible, each entry contains a short biography of the writer, an exposition and analysis of his or her doctrines and ideas, a bibliography of writings and suggestions for further reading. Featuring a new preface by the editor and a comprehensive introduction, The Bloomsbury Encyclopedia to Philosophers in America includes 30 new entries on twenty-first century thinkers including Martha Nussbaum and Patricia Churchland. With in-depth overviews of Waldo Emerson, Margaret Fuller, Noah Porter, Frederick Rauch, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Paine and Thomas Jefferson, this is an invaluable one-stop research volume to understanding leading figures in American thought and the development of American intellectual history.

Author : David Livingstone Smith
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2003-02-28
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 0761961941

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Psychoanalysis in Focus by David Livingstone Smith Pdf

Encouraging psychoanalysts, psychotherapists and counsellors to adopt a more balanced view of their own discipline, this book also aims to help students engage in critical debate during their training.

Author : Ashtekar
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 653 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2011-06-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789401001113

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Revisiting the Foundations of Relativistic Physics by Ashtekar Pdf

2) the globalization of capital has far outstripped the ability of current labor movements, organized at best on a national level, to conduct an effective defense of the interests of labor within capitalism, let alone to seriously challenge the cap italist system. To develop some form-or forms--of international organization of labor, long an ideological challenge ("Workers of the World Unite") has now become an urgent matter of survival for the labor movements of the world. Here is a challenge, on which I think broad agreement is possible: Even those who think capitalism is capable of indefinite survival must agree that it has functioned best in the past-for example, during the long period of post-World War II expansion when the power of capital has been effectively limited by the countervailing power of labor. Effective exercise of that power has always depended on overcoming the seg mentation of labor due to such factors as locality, race, gender, occupation, etc. , which stilIremain important. Above, I have singled out the two factors that today seem key to me: the split between mental and manual labor, and segmentation by nationality. Let all concerned about the current state of capitalism work to build up the countervailing power of labor, and let time show whether this results in nothing more than the better functioning of capitalism, or whether a new challenge to the system ultimately emerges.