Freud*s Mass Psychology: Questions of Scale (Renewing Philosophy)

Surprenant

ISBN 10: 1137604859 / ISBN 13: 9781137604859

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• Title: Freud*s Mass Psychology: Questions of Scale (Renewing Philosophy)
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan 0
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1137604859
• ISBN 13: 9781137604859
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Like New
• Book Type: book

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Synopsis

Freud's Mass Psychology examines one of the key concepts in the theory of the psyche. Surprenant treats it as an epistemological issue rather than exclusively as a socio-political issue. Focusing on this neglected concept enables the author to raise anew the question of the 'application' of psychoanalysis, beyond a mechanistic understanding of this term and of Freud's writings. This study brings together important topics associated with psychoanalysis, recent French philosophy, and political thought. The original arguments that it develops should interest anyone preoccupied with the relevance of psychoanalytic concepts in philosophy and in related disciplines, notably in the field of literary studies.

About the Author

Céline Suprenant is at the School of European Studies, University of Sussex.