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The Blind Man Sees: Freud's Awakening and Other Essays

Copyright © 2004 Neville Symington ;ISBN: 9780429905971 ;ISBN: 0429905971 ;ISBN: 1855759845 ;ISBN: 9781855759848 ;EISBN: 9780429920202 ;EISBN: 0429934432 ;EISBN: 9780429905971 ;EISBN: 9780429934438 ;EISBN: 0429481209 ;EISBN: 0429905971 ;EISBN: 9780429481208 ;EISBN: 0429920202 ;EISBN: 1849404550 ;EISBN: 9781849404556 ;DOI: 10.4324/9780429481208 ;OCLC: 748242072

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  • Title:
    The Blind Man Sees: Freud's Awakening and Other Essays
  • Author: Symington, Neville
  • Subjects: Psychoanalysis ; Psychoanalysis and religion ; Psychology ; Psychology, Religious ; Psychology, Religious - History
  • Description: The papers in this book have been written over a period of fifteen years, and focus in the similarity between psychoanalysis and religion. Symington argues that psychoanalysis can be seen as a scientific religion with Freud as the leader of the movement. The papers in this book have been written over a period of fifteen years, and focus in the similarity between psychoanalysis and religion. The author argues that psychoanalysis can be seen as a scientific religion with Freud as the leader of the movement. He examines the various stages of the journey made by a religious leader from "blindness" to "founding an institution" and finds counterparts in the development of psychoanalysis while drawing examples from Buddhism, Christianity and Islam. He invites the reader on a journey with him - to examine the human mind, our society, the process of psychoanalysis, science and philosophy. He successfully uses examples from the consulting room to illuminate his arguments. The author's honest accounts of the search for answers relevant to all of us encourage the reader to think further and deeper than he or she had intended. 'The psychoanalyst examines scientifically the emotional pattern in himself and the other.
  • Publisher: United Kingdom: Routledge
  • Creation Date: 2004
  • Format: 240
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISBN: 9780429905971
    ISBN: 0429905971
    ISBN: 1855759845
    ISBN: 9781855759848
    EISBN: 9780429920202
    EISBN: 0429934432
    EISBN: 9780429905971
    EISBN: 9780429934438
    EISBN: 0429481209
    EISBN: 0429905971
    EISBN: 9780429481208
    EISBN: 0429920202
    EISBN: 1849404550
    EISBN: 9781849404556
    DOI: 10.4324/9780429481208
    OCLC: 748242072
  • Source: Ebook Central Academic Complete

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