{"product_id":"irrationality-and-the-philosophy-of-psychoanalysis-paperback-9780521033879","title":"Irrationality and the Philosophy of Psychoanalysis (Paperback \/ softback) 9780521033879","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eIrrationality and the Philosophy of Psychoanalysis\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSebastian Gardner argues that psychoanalytic theory provides the most satisfactory philosophical explanation of irrationality.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eSebastian Gardner (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521033879, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 February 2007\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e320 pages, 5 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e22.8 x 15 x 2.1 cm, 0.481 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'It has been a commonplace for many decades that Freud changed our conception of the human mind. Few writers and very few philosophers have tried to to tell us what this change amounts to. Sebastian Gardner's book is the most remarkable attempt I know to put this right.' Richard Wollheim\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn a reconstruction of the theories of Freud and Klein, Sebastian Gardner asks: what causes irrationality, what must the mind be like for it to be irrational, to what extent does irrationality involve self-awareness, and what is the point of irrationality? Arguing that psychoanalytic theory provides the most penetrating answers to these questions, he rejects the widespread view of the unconscious as a 'second mind', in favour of a view of it as a source of inherently irrational desires seeking expression through wish-fulfilment and phantasy. He meets scepticism about psychoanalytic explanation by exhibiting its continuity with everyday psychology.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Note on the text\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I: Dividing Persons: 1. Ordinary irrationality\u003cbr\u003e 2. Persons in parts\u003cbr\u003e 3. Persons and sub-systems\u003cbr\u003e Part II: Psychoanalytic Concepts: 4. Unconscious motives and Freudian concepts\u003cbr\u003e 5. Wish\u003cbr\u003e 6. Phantasy and Kleinian explanation\u003cbr\u003e Part III: Psychoanalytic Conception of Mind: 7. Metapsychology and psychoanalytic personality\u003cbr\u003e 8. Consciousness, theory and epistemology\u003cbr\u003e Appendices\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Works of Freud cited\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Philosophy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Philosophy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Philosophy%20%5BHP%5D%22\"\u003eHP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46002800132376,"sku":"9780521033879","price":34.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521033879i.jpg?v=1694965751","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/irrationality-and-the-philosophy-of-psychoanalysis-paperback-9780521033879","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}