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Critique on the Couch: Why Critical Theory Needs Psychoanalysis (New Directions in Critical Theory, 73) PDF

280 Pages·2020·2.2 MB·English
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by Amy Allen| 2020| 280 pages| 2.2| English

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Does critical theory still need psychoanalysis? In Critique on the Couch , Amy Allen offers a cogent and convincing defense of its ongoing relevance.Countering the overly rationalist and progressivist interpretations of psychoanalysis put forward by contemporary critical theorists such as Jurgen Habermas and Axel Honneth, Allen argues that the work of Melanie Klein offers an underutilized resource. She draws on Freud, Klein, and Lacan to develop a more realistic strand of psychoanalytic thinking that centers on notions of loss, negativity, ambivalence, and mourning. Far from leading to despair, such an understanding of human subjectivity functions as a foundation of creativity, productive self-transformation, and progressive social change.At a time when critical theorists are increasingly returning to psychoanalytic thought to diagnose the dysfunctions of our politics, this book opens up new ways of understanding the political implications of psychoanalysis while preserving the progressive, emancipatory aims of critique.

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Author:Amy Allen
Publication Year:2020
ISBN:9780231198615
Pages:280
Language:English
File Size:2.2
Format:PDF
Price:FREE
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