Requiem For The Ego

Author : Alfred I. Tauber
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2013-09-18
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780804788304

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Requiem for the Ego by Alfred I. Tauber Pdf

Requiem for the Ego recounts Freud's last great attempt to 'save' the autonomy of the ego, which drew philosophical criticism from the most prominent philosophers of the period—Adorno, Heidegger, and Wittgenstein. Despite their divergent orientations, each contested the ego's capacity to represent mental states through word and symbol to an agent surveying its own cognizance. By discarding the subject-object divide as a model of the mind, they dethroned Freud's depiction of the ego as a conceit of a misleading self-consciousness and a faulty metaphysics. Freud's inquisitors, while employing divergent arguments, found unacknowledged consensus in identifying the core philosophical challenges of defining agency and describing subjectivity. In Requiem, Tauber uniquely synthesizes these philosophical attacks against psychoanalysis and, more generally, provides a kaleidoscopic portrait of the major developments in mid-20th century philosophy that prepared the conceptual grounding for postmodernism.

Author : Alfred I. Tauber
Publisher : Central European University Press
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2022-08-09
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9789633865828

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The Triumph of Uncertainty by Alfred I. Tauber Pdf

Tauber, a leading figure in history and philosophy of science, offers a unique autobiographical overview of how science as a discipline of thought has been characterized by philosophers and historians over the past century. He frames his account through science’s – and his own personal – quest for explanatory certainty. During the 20th century, that goal was displaced by the probabilistic epistemologies required to characterize complex systems, whether in physics, biology, economics, or the social sciences. This “triumph of uncertainty” is the inevitable outcome of irreducible chance and indeterminate causality. And beyond these epistemological limits, the interpretative faculties of the individual scientist (what Michael Polanyi called the “personal” and the “tacit”) invariably affects how data are understood. Whereas positivism had claimed radical objectivity, post-positivists have identified how a web of non-epistemic values and social forces profoundly influence the production of knowledge. Tauber presents a case study of these claims by showing how immunology has incorporated extra-curricular social elements in its theoretical development and how these in turn have influenced interpretive problems swirling around biological identity, individuality, and cognition. The correspondence between contemporary immunology and cultural notions of selfhood are strong and striking. Just as uncertainty haunts science, so too does it hover over current constructions of personal identity, self knowledge, and moral agency. Across the chasm of uncertainty, science and selfhood speak.

Author : Barnabas Tiburtius
Publisher : Notion Press
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2019-08-19
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781645468455

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Self Empowering Wisdom by Barnabas Tiburtius Pdf

This is the second volume in the series of books published under the title ‘Self Empowering Wisdom –Through Deeper Interpretations of Mythologies, Sciences and Spiritual Texts.’ It contains 85 short articles on various spiritual and existential themes aimed at the elevation of human consciousness to a higher level. The purpose of this book is to collate the wisdom, which is increasingly revealing itself in our lives, as the consciousness of Homo Sapiens is being peeled open like the opening of a bud into a fragrant flower or the metamorphosis of the pupae into a lovely butterfly. This is an ongoing journey of human consciousness ascending through the wisdom of the ancients which was enclosed in mythological narrations, then through the deep insight of spiritual masters more explicitly expressed in sacred texts and now, in the present age, through scientific discoveries unravelling the cosmic dimension and the nature of our existence. The content of each article is to bring to light the interconnectivity so that the esoteric and mystical dimensions of mythologies and scriptures are made easy for grasping through current knowledge in the area of sciences, psychology and arts. I am sure that this book will be an empowering tool for all seekers as to the true purpose of our creation and the multiverse in which we live.

Author : David Goodman,Mark Freeman
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2015-07-02
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780199324828

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Psychology and the Other by David Goodman,Mark Freeman Pdf

The figure of the Other is an important though underutilized vehicle for exploring and reconceptualizing classic psychological and philosophical issues, from identity and purpose to human frailty and suffering. Moreover, it can be used to reorient inquiry toward aspects of the human condition that are often regarded as secondary or peripheral--for instance, our responsibility to others and to the environment. A broad spectrum of disciplines including psychology, philosophy, theology, and religious studies speak about the challenges we face in encountering the Other vis-à-vis our receptivity, openness, and capacity to entertain the stranger in our midst. Through constructive critical exchange, Psychology and the Other engages such perspectives on the Other from various subdisciplines within psychology and related disciplines. The volume uses the language of the Other as a vehicle for rethinking aspects of psychological processes, especially within the therapeutic context. As a group, the contributors demonstrate that the language of the Other may be more fitting than the egocentric language frequently employed in psychology. They also embrace the challenge to create new theories and practices that are more ethically attuned to the dynamic realities of psychological functioning. The book is organized into three sections. The first deals with foundational philosophical concerns and provides an introduction to the project of "thinking Otherwise." The second section brings these fundamental philosophical concerns to bear on the therapeutic situation, especially in the realm of relational psychoanalysis. The final section of the book addresses concrete psychological situations in which the Other figures prominently and where the power of thinking Otherwise is most visibly demonstrated.

Author : Aner Govrin,Tair Caspi
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 802 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2022-11-25
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781000773156

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The Routledge International Handbook of Psychoanalysis and Philosophy by Aner Govrin,Tair Caspi Pdf

The Routledge International Handbook of Psychoanalysis and Philosophy provides a rich panoramic view of what philosophy offers or disturbs in psychoanalysis and what it represents for psychoanalytic theory and practice. The thirty-three chapters present a broad range of interfaces and reciprocities between various aspects of psychoanalysis and philosophy. It demonstrates the vital connection between the two disciplines: psychoanalysis cannot make any practical sense if it is not entirely perceived within a philosophical context. Written by a team of world-leading experts, including established scholars, psychoanalysts and emerging talents, the Handbook investigates and discusses the psychoanalytic schools and their philosophical underpinning, as well as contemporary applied topics. Organized into five sections, this volume investigates and discusses how psychoanalysis stands in relation to leading philosophies such as Wittgenstein, Heidegger, Nietzsche, and Kant; philosophical perspectives on psychoanalytic schools such as Freud, Klein, Bion, Kohut, and Lacan; how psychoanalysis addresses controversial topics in philosophy such as truth, language and symbolism, ethics, and theories of mind. The last section addresses contemporary applied subjects in psychoanalytic thought: colonialism, gender, race, and ecology. This Handbook offers a novel and comprehensive outlook vital for scholars, philosophers, practicing psychoanalysts and therapists alike. The book will serve as a source for courses in psychoanalysis, philosophy of science, epistemology, ethics, semiotics, cognitive science, consciousness, gender, race, post-colonialism theories, clinical theory, Freud's studies, both in universities and psychoanalytic training programs and institutes.

Author : Robert A. Burt
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2017-10-24
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780300224269

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Justice and Empathy by Robert A. Burt Pdf

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction -- PART 1 PROTECTING VULNERABLE GROUPS IN PRINCIPLE -- One: A Living Truth -- Two: Judicial Power to Command -- Three: All That Is Solid -- Four: This Word "Reason"--Five: The Healthiest Possible Soul -- Six: The Democratic Path -- PART 2 PROTECTING VULNERABLE GROUPS IN PRACTICE -- Seven: Enslaving Criminals -- Eight: Respecting Same-Sex Relations -- Nine: Abortion: Private and Public Considerations -- Ten: Race Relations: Between Emancipation and Subjugation -- Eleven: Ordering Moral Deliberations -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z

Author : Vladimir Markov
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Futurism (Literary movement)
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Russian Futurism: A History by Vladimir Markov Pdf

Author : F. Naqvi
Publisher : Springer
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2007-03-19
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780230603479

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The Literary and Cultural Rhetoric of Victimhood by F. Naqvi Pdf

In a series of paradigmatic readings of René Girard, Peter Sloterdijk, Michael Haneke, Anselm Kiefer, Michel Houellebecq, Elfriede Jelinek, Giorgio Agamben, Naqvi examines the current fascination with victimhood and the desire for victim status.

Author : JW Orchard
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 110 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-17
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780359559589

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Requiem for Elysium by JW Orchard Pdf

Author : Ruth Leacock
Publisher : Kent State University Press
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0873384024

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Requiem for Revolution by Ruth Leacock Pdf

An examination of the Brazilian revolution of 1964 which was not the revolutionary effort that Kennedy had sought. Yet it bore an American, anti-communist imprint. When the president was overthrown, Washington embraced the new regime and gave generous support throughout the 1960s.

Author : Clive Hamilton
Publisher : Earthscan
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781849710817

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Requiem for a Species by Clive Hamilton Pdf

First Published in 2010. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author : J. B. Edwards
Publisher : Trafford Publishing
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2012-05
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9781466920354

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Requiem for a Marriage by J. B. Edwards Pdf

Thoreau once said, "Live the life you have dreamed." The plays in this book are the dreams in the life that I have led. By that I mean that I have drawn upon a life's full experience to construct a fictional story. But these are stories that are meant to entertain, because that's the first responsibility of the theater; but also to explore the dreams and hopes and failures of real people living in our time.

Author : Warren Trest
Publisher : NewSouth Books
Page : 126 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2015-07-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781603064026

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Requiem for a Flower Child by Warren Trest Pdf

A dying blues singer is murdered and private detective Jake Falcon, introduced in author Warren Trest's Missing in Paradise, goes all out to track down the killer and find the victim’s daughter, who seems not to exist. The search leads to the dregs of a black-market adoption ring that once flourished within the shadows of the segregated South. An underworld syndicate of hardened criminals (drug smugglers, human traffickers, murderers, and militant white supremacists), led by vicious, one-eyed Willie Abraham, stands in Falcon’s way and leaves a trail of dead bodies to deter him. Crime-busting former Governor John Patterson brings a powerful ally to Falcon’s side when he joins the battle to bring down Abraham’s army of thugs and rescue Falcon to fight another day.

Author : Vindh Anna
Publisher : Janus Publishing Company Lim
Page : 476 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2004-01-25
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1857565088

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Requiem for a Heart of Stone by Vindh Anna Pdf

An account of a Jewish girl coming to terms with herself

Author : Manuel Bragança,Fransiska Louwagie
Publisher : Springer
Page : 333 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2018-03-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9783319708607

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Ego-histories of France and the Second World War by Manuel Bragança,Fransiska Louwagie Pdf

This volume presents the intellectual autobiographies of fourteen leading scholars in the fields of history, literature, film and cultural studies who have dedicated a considerable part of their career to researching the history and memories of France during the Second World War. Basedin five different countries, Margaret Atack, Marc Dambre, Laurent Douzou, Hilary Footitt, Robert Gildea, Richard J. Golsan, Bertram M. Gordon, Christopher Lloyd, Colin Nettelbeck, Denis Peschanski, Renée Poznanski, Henry Rousso, Peter Tame, and Susan Rubin Suleiman have playeda crucial role in shaping and reshaping what has become a thought-provoking field of research. This volume, which also includes an interview with historian Robert O. Paxton, clarifies the rationales and driving forces behind their work and thus behind our current understanding of one of the darkest and most vividly remembered pages of history in contemporary France.