Intersubjectivity in Psychoanalysis: A Model for Theory and Practice

Kirshner, Lewis

ISBN 10: 1138938084 / ISBN 13: 9781138938083

Published by Routledge, 2017

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Intersubjectivity in Psychoanalysis: A Model for Theory and Practice
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1138938084
• ISBN 13: 9781138938083
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

In this book, Lewis Kirshner explains and illustrates the concept of intersubjectivity and its application to psychoanalysis. By drawing on findings from neuroscience, infant research, cognitive psychology, Lacanian theory, and philosophy, Kirshner argues that the analytic relationship is best understood as a dialogic exchange of signs between two subjects―a semiotic process. Both subjects bring to the interaction a history and a set of unconscious desires, which inflect their responses. In order to work most effectively with patients, analysts must attend closely to the actual content of the exchange, rather than focusing on imagined contents of the patient's mind. The current situation revives a history that is shaped by the analyst's participation.

Supported by numerous case studies, Intersubjectivity in Psychoanalysis: A Model for Theory and Practice is a valuable resource for psychotherapists and analysts seeking to refine their clinical goals and methods.

About the Author

Lewis Kirshner has worked as a Harvard professor and training psychoanalyst in Boston and been visiting professor in Lyon, France, and a Fulbright senior fellow in Ghent, Belgium. His numerous publications have treated developments in French psychoanalysis and the work of Lacan, Winnicott, and Ferenczi. His book Having a Life: Self-Pathology after Lacan received high praise from reviewers.