Freud, Psychoanalysis and Symbolism

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Freud, Psychoanalysis and Symbolism (Hardcover)
by Agnes Petocz (Author)
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Editorial Reviews

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"...Petocz has written a major work of scholarship, one that should be in every strong psychoanalytic collection." Choice

"Petocz's book is a unique and ambitious endeavor." Angelina Baydale, University of Calgary

Book Description

Freud, Psychoanalysis and Symbolism offers an innovative general theory of symbolism, derived from Freud's psychoanalytic theory and relocated within mainstream scientific psychology. This is a systematic investigation of the development of Freud's treatment of symbolism throughout his published works, and it discovers in those writings a broad theory that is far superior to the narrow but widely accepted "official" view. Agnes Petocz argues that the treatment of symbolism must begin with the identification and clarification of a set of logical constraints and psychological requirements that any general theory of symbolism must respect, and that these requirements have been neglected. Her newly proposed "Freudian broad" theory of symbolism, by contrast, does meet these requirements.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 296 pages
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press; 1 edition (September 13, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 052159152X
• ISBN-13: 978-0521591522
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 1 inches