Psychotic Metaphysics

Eric Rhode

ISBN 10: 1855750740 / ISBN 13: 9781855750746

Published by Karnac Books May 1994, 1994

used trade paperback edition. lightly shelfworn, corners somewhat bumped. spine may be a bit sunned. light scuffing to covers, bottom edge of text block may be lightly discolored from shelfwear. pages and binding are clean, straight and tight. there are no marks to the text or other serious flaws. Seller Inventory # 1536043

Synopsis:

The threshold that Melanie Klein found to exist between the paranoid-schizoid and the depressive positions is the site of a series of transformations - extremely inducing murder or suicide - in which habitual forms of discourse break down. W. R. Bion defined the series of transformations as a state of catastrophic change: it is comparable to the stage in rites of passage, as described by Arnold van Gennep, in which initiates undergo an experience of psychic eclipse. With a wealth of clinical material, linking themes derived from psychotherapy, the arts, anthropology and philosophy, Psychotic Metaphysics proposes that this turbulence, which logically precedes embodiment, is the impetus for the unique quality of human achievement.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Psychotic Metaphysics
Publisher: Karnac Books May 1994
Publication Date: 1994
Binding: Trade Paperback
Condition: VG-