Symbolization in psychoanalysis: the processes of subjectivation and the aesthetic - Softcover

Levy, Ruggero

Softcover

ISBN 10: 8521230923 ISBN 13: 9788521230922

Publisher: Blucher, 2026

Synopsis

Following in the footsteps of philosopher Ernst Cassirer, who described the human being as a symbolic animal, Levy takes readers on an extraordinary journey to the heart of contemporary psychoanalytic theory by examining the central role that symbolic processes-their vicissitudes, possibilities, and failures-play in psychic functioning, emotional development, the formation of the self, and the therapeutic action of the analytic process. Readers of all levels will emerge with a heightened sense of the applicability, power, and ongoing evolution of psychoanalytic theory and practice in the twenty-first century.

Howard B. Levine, MD, Editor-in-Chief

The Routledge W. R. Bion Studies Series

About this title

About the Author

Ruggero Levy was born in Alexandria, Egypt, in 1952 and moved with his family to Porto Alegre, Brazil. He graduated in Medicine from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) and completed his psychoanalytic training at the Psychoanalytic Society of Porto Alegre (SPPA) in 1995, later becoming a full member and training analyst (2002), president (2006-2007), and director of its institute (2009). With a solid psychoanalytic and humanistic background, creativity, a strong capacity for work, leadership, and a talent for teaching, supervision, and clinical practice, he has built a successful career. In Symbolization in Psychoanalysis, he brings together and deepens his fruitful trajectory.

Edition details

• Publisher: Blucher
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 8521230923
• ISBN 13: 9788521230922
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 306