The Ethic of Honesty

The Fundamental Rule of Psychoanalysis
Erscheinungsjahr 2004
ISBN: 978-90-420-1118-2
Verlag: Brill | Rodopi

Buch, Englisch, Band 2, 169 Seiten, Format (B × H): 150 mm x 220 mm

Reihe: Contemporary Psychoanalytic Studies

"Rarely do we come across a book that has the force and cogency to provoke us to reevaluate the most fundamental tenets of psychoanalysis. One of the most brilliant psychoanalytic scholars of our time, M. Guy Thompson revolutionizes our understanding of the axiomatic principles upon which psychoanalysis is based. Through a careful exegesis of Freud’s texts, he persuasively shows how the fundamental rule of psychoanalysis is not merely a vehicle for free association but, more importantly, a pledge to honesty. Contextualized in the subjective lived experience each analyst faces, Thompson demonstrates how Freud’s technical mandates are nothing less than ethical imperatives by which to live, authentically. This fascinating exploration into the philosophical dimensions of psychoanalysis offers a compelling contribution to the clinical application of psychoanalytic doctrine that will be of interest to psychoanalytic practitioners of all persuasions. There is no other book of its kind."

Jon Mills

Autoren/Hrsg.

Thompson, M. Guy

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Philosophische Psychologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologie / Allgemeines & Theorie Psychologische Theorie, Psychoanalyse Psychoanalyse (S. Freud)
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologie / Allgemeines & Theorie Psychologische Theorie, Psychoanalyse Philosophische Psychologie, Logotherapie, Existenzanalyse

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword
Preface
One The Fundamental Rule
Two Thinking Through Free Association
Three The Way of Neutrality
Four The Rule of Abstinence
Five Phenomenology of Transference
Six The Enigma of Countertransference
Seven Therapeutic Ambition
Eight The Existential Dimension to Working Through
Concluding Unscientific Postscript
About the Author
References
Index

Über Autor(innen)

M. Guy Thompson, Ph.D., is Founder of Free Association, Inc., in San Francisco, Training and Supervising Analyst, Psychoanalytic Institute of Northern California, and former President of the International Federation for Psychoanalytic Education and the Northern California Society for Psychoanalytic Psychology. He is the author of The Death of Desire: A Study in Psychopathology, The Truth About Freud’s Technique: The Encounter with the Real, and numerous journal articles and book reviews on phenomenology, psychoanalysis, and schizophrenia. He practices psychoanalysis in San Francisco.