The Language of Bion: A Dictionary of Concepts

Sandler, P.C.

ISBN 10: 1855753669 / ISBN 13: 9781855753662

Published by H. Karnac (Books) Ltd., London, 2005

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Hardcover with jacket. Penned underlining on pages 527-529; text remains legible on these pages. Very good condition, with sound binding. CM.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Language of Bion: A Dictionary of Concepts
• Publisher: H. Karnac (Books) Ltd., London
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1855753669
• ISBN 13: 9781855753662
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Book Type: Used
• Seller catalogs:
  • Language & Communication

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Synopsis

"I am convinced of the strength of the scientific position of psycho-analytic practice" --- Bion, Learning from Experience

Considering that introductory books cannot replace an author’s original writing, and that Bion’s concepts are widely misapprehended, this volume attempts to organize W.R. Bion’s psychoanalytic concepts into a dictionary. As Bion’s work is characterised by many as "obscure and difficult", a well-organized dictionary will be of significant help in understanding his main concepts.
The general principles of this dictionary are faithfulness to the original text, generalizations and historicity. To build each entry, the author has performed an assembly of quotations and re-arrangement of Bion’s texts, in the manner of Laplanche and Pontalis’ "The Language of Psychoanalysis". The history and meaning of all Bion’s concepts are shown in the entries, as well as research into their historical origins. The author does not try to convey his own reading of Bion’s work but rather tries to present Bion’s work as it is. However, Dr Sandler does include his own insightful comments in-between entries in order to clarify certain issues. This dictionary will be indispensable in improving apprehension of Bion’s highly compacted style of writing.

About the Author

P. C. Sandler is a Training Analyst at the Sociedade Brasileira de Psicanálise de São Paulo and author of several books in Portuguese. He has also authored many papers and chapters in books, some of which have been published in British and French periodicals and books. He has translated most of Bion's books and papers to his native tongue and has organized several international meetings about the work of Bion. Dr. Sandler currently teaches in a post-graduate course at the University of São Paulo and at the Institute of Psycho-Analysis of the SBPSP. He has also worked in private psychoanalytic practice since 1974.