Human Hope and the Death Instinct
An Exploration of Psychoanalytical Theories of Human Nature and Their Implications for Culture and Education
Published on 22. October 2013
330 pages
978-1-4831-4558-7 (ISBN)
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Human Hope and the Death Instinct: An Exploration of Psychoanalytical Theories of Human Nature and their Implications for Culture and Education focuses on the study of human nature. The manuscript first offers information on psychology as a form of philosophical anthropology and reactions against the Freudian theory, including the origins of love and hate, death instinct, and metapsychology and negation. The book then discusses human nature and the development of object-relations psychology. Topics include the theories of W. R. D. Fairbairn on love and structure of personality; relationships of psychology, poetry, and science; Fairbairn's analysis of the logic of hate; and Melanie Klein's concept of phantasy and aggression. The text evaluates the relationships of identity and social theory, education, culture, and moral development, as well as amorality, progress, and democracy. The manuscript also discusses the connection of psychoanalysis and existentialism, including Jean-Paul Sartre's concept of freedom and R. D. Laing's position on existentialism. The book is a vital source of data for readers wanting to study human nature.
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David Holbrook
Human Hope and the Death Instinct
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10/1971
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ContentsIntroduction Part I What is Man? 1. What is Real? 2. Non-psychological Psychology 3. Psychology as a Form of Philosophical Anthropology Part II The Reaction Against Freudian Theory 4. The Origins of Love and Hate 5. Exorcising the Death Instinct 6. Is Life at Home in the Universe? 7. An Inescapable Speculation 8. Metapsychology and Negation Part III A New View of Man : The Development of Object-relations Psychology 9. Psychology, Poetry, and Science 10. Melanie Klein: Phantasy and Aggression 11. Love and the Structure of Personality The theories of W. R. D. Fairbairn 12. Schizoid Factors in the Personality Fairbairn's analysis of the Logic of Hate 13. The Psychology of Dynamic energies Fairbairn's Conclusions 14. The Heart of Being: The Insights of D. W. Winnicott Part IV Identity and Society Implications for Social Theory, Social Psychology, Education, Ethics, Politics, and the Humanities and Culture 15. Identity and Social Theory 16. 'Society' and our 'Instincts' 17. Education, Culture and Moral Growth 18. 'Amorality', 'Progress', and Democracy 19. The Primacy of CulturePart V Psychoanalysis and Existentialism 20. Psychoanalysis and Existentialism 21. Thought in Existence 22. Sartre and 'Freedom' 23. Is R. D. Laing an Existentialist? Part VI Conclusions 24. Society and Inner Needs 25. The Humanist Conscience Bibliography Index
