Cognitive Science and Psychoanalysis - Softcover

Colby, Kenneth Mark; Stoller, Robert J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0881630764 ISBN 13: 9780881630763

Publisher: Lawrence Erlbaum Assoc Inc, 1988

Synopsis

Exploring the connections between cognitive science and psychoanalysis, the authors indicate that a potentially fruitful relationship can exist between the two fields. The book examines this relationship, concluding that psychoanalysis can contribute to a science of the mind when it flows into a more effective science and technology such as cognitive science.

As viewed by the authors, cognitive science is "a new, lively field, full of novel concepts and methods about the mind." This is sharply contrasted with their opinion of psychoanalysis as a discipline which must change and consider such important problems in the study of the mind such as fantasies and feelings.

Colby and Stoller do not specify how psychoanalysis must evolve, but they do make suggestions for future research. They believe that they are "exercising the prerogative of tribal elders, pass(ing) the task along to the next generation."

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Review

The book is highly original . . . interesting and readable . . . timely . . . (and) it signals an overture towards the solution of the ever-present dilemma of mind.
—John Romano, M.D.
Distinguished University Professor of Psychiatry Emeritus, The University of Roc

Edition details

• Publisher: Lawrence Erlbaum Assoc Inc
• Publication date: 1988
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0881630764
• ISBN 13: 9780881630763
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 144