New from IPA Publications
2009...
On Freud's
"Splitting of the Ego in the Process of Defence"
Edited by Thierry Bokanowski and Sergio Lewkowicz
This book includes the development of the concept of "splitting"
from both metapsychological and clinical perspectives, emphasizing
the great importance of this topic for contemporary psychoanalysis.
Starting with the history of the concept, the book covers recent
French, English and Latin American theorizations on the theme. In
regard to clinical approaches it presents the relationship between
the "splitting" and complex clinical cases such as borderline,
perverse and psychosomatic conditions....read
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The Work of Confluence: Listening and Interpreting
in the Psychoanalytic Field
By Madeleine and Willy Baranger
Edited by Leticia Glocer Fiorini
'Willy and Madeleine Baranger, analysts of French origin, who
trained in Argentina, and who had a decisive role in the
development of Uruguayan psychoanalysis, are two of the most
creative and stimulating authors in Latin American psychoanalysis.
Among their many contributions, I would like to mention two main
concepts that can shed light on the therapeutic action of
psychoanalysis. Their concepts of the dynamic field and unconscious
fantasy represent the convergence of various contemporary schools
of thought....read more
On Freud's
'The Future of an Illusion'
Edited by Mary Kay O'Neil and Salman Akhtar
"The Future of an Illusion" reveals Freud's
reflections about religion as well as his hope that in the future
science will go beyond religion, and reason will replace faith in
God. The discussion with an imaginary critic revealed his internal
debate, mirroring the debate about this subject in the outside
world. However, it also enlightens his way of thinking,
deconstructing and constructing at the same time. This volume
considers Freudian ideas and their implications today,
....read more
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