Energy and Structure in Psychoanalysis (1955, First Edition) - Kenneth Mark Colby, M.D. - Early Computational Psychoanalytic Model
Language: English
Published by The Ronald Press Company, New York, 1955
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: The Archives, Manassas, VA, U.S.A.The Archives
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Colby, Kenneth Mark, M.D. Energy and Structure in Psychoanalysis. New York: The Ronald Press Company, 1955. First edition, first printing. 155 pp. Octavo (8.75 x 5.75 in.), blue cloth boards with bright gilt spine lettering. A groundbreaking synthesis of psychoanalysis and systems theory by psychiatrist and computer scientist Kenneth M. Colby (1920-2001), later known for his pioneering work in artificial intelligence and computational psychiatry. Written during his tenure at the San Francisco Institute of Psychoanalysis, Colby’s Energy and Structure in Psychoanalysis reformulates Freudian metapsychology in energetic and structural terms, drawing on cybernetics, physics, and information theory. The book includes diagrammatic models such as the “Cyclic-Circular Model of the Psychic Apparatus,” anticipating Colby’s later AI experiments in simulating cognition and psychodynamics. A significant and underappreciated work bridging mid-century psychoanalysis and the emerging logic of computational modeling. Condition: Fine. Deep blue cloth binding with bright gilt spine lettering; corners sharp, no fraying or fading. Interior crisp, clean, and unmarked apart from a neat 1955 gift inscription on the title page (“To Albert from Jean, Bill & Doug, Christmas 1955”). Pages evenly toned from age but supple, with tight binding and immaculate endpapers. No jacket issued or present. A superior example of this scarce first edition. Edition/Printing: Copyright page states “© 1955 by The Ronald Press Company” with no subsequent printings listed, confirming this copy as the first edition, first printing (1955). Printed in the United States of America. Library of Congress Catalog Card No. 55-12366. Kenneth Mark Colby was an American psychiatrist and computer scientist who bridged psychoanalysis and artificial intelligence. After clinical training in San Francisco, he became one of the first researchers to use computational models to simulate mental processes, most notably creating PARRY—a digital “paranoid” conversational program that anticipated modern chatbot psychometrics. His early publications, including Energy and Structure in Psychoanalysis (1955), reflect his lifelong effort to quantify and formalize the mechanisms of the human mind.…
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- Title
- Energy and Structure in Psychoanalysis (1955, First Edition) - Kenneth Mark Colby, M.D. - Early Computational Psychoanalytic Model
- Author
- Kenneth Mark Colby, M.D.
- Publisher
- The Ronald Press Company, New York
- Publication year
- 1955
- Condition
- Fine
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Printing
- 1st Printing
- Seller catalogs
- Non-Fiction, Science
The Archives
Manassas, VA, U.S.A.
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