| The Good Life: Psychoanalytic Reflections on Love, Ethics, Creativity, and Spirituality Contributor(s): Rubin, Jeffrey B. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0791462153 ISBN-13: 9780791462157 Publisher: State University of New York Press OUR PRICE: $90.25 Product Type: Hardcover Published: September 2004 Annotation: Psychoanalysts have traditionally been expert at uncovering what afflicts and damages people, argues Jeffrey B. Rubin, but by focusing on narcissism and perversions, depression and sadism, psychoanalysis has all too often disregarded what nourishes and sustains us. In The Good Life, he demonstrates how psychoanalysis can make a profound contribution to the well-lived life by drawing on a neglected but potent aspect of psychoanalysis--its capacity to illuminate a psychology of health as well as illness. Rubin shows that, at its best, psychoanalysis can highlight both the ingredients of love, ethics, creativity, and spirituality, as well as the obstacles to experiencing them. Exploring the good life from this dual perspective provides an indispensable resource for helping us live with greater meaning and vitality. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Movements - Psychoanalysis |
| Dewey: 150.195 |
| LCCN: 2004008927 |
| Physical Information: 0.63" H x 6.42" W x 9.3" (0.75 lbs) 142 pages |