07/16/2004: "WHO OWNS PSYCHOANALYSIS ?"

So who does own psychoanalysis? Equally pertinent, what is psychoanalysis? Even before the death of Sigmund Freud, psychoanalysis was splintering into different groups, each convinced of their superiority to the other. There was little co-operation between them plus a great deal of resentment, recrimination and suspicion. The status quo has been evolving slowly in recent years, with increased tolerance and communication between the different factions, leading to the birth of this book.

Contributors: Jorge L. Ahumada, Pearl Appel, Bernard Burgoyne, Ann Casement, Frank Cioffi, Morris Eagle, Peter Fonagy, Adolf Grünbaum, R.D. Hinshelwood, Pearl King, Darian Leader, Dany Nobus, Michael Pokorny, Paul Roazen, Elisabeth Roudinesco, Sonu Shamdasani, Mark Solms, Thomas Szasz, Mary Target, and Jerome Wakefield. Lire la suite...