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East meets West; psychoanalysis and Eastern philosophy converge.
If you're intrigued by the confluence of Eastern and Western thought, particularly in the realm of psychoanalysis, "China on the Mind" is a thought-provoking read. Christopher Bollas weaves a complex tapestry that connects Eastern practices with Western psychoanalytic traditions. It's an enlightening exploration for those interested in the cross-cultural evolution of thought and the communal aspects of the individual psyche.
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ISBN: 9780415669764
Authors:
Christopher Bollas
Publisher: Routledge
Date of Publication: 2012-10-29
Format: Paperback
Goodreads rating: 4.56
(rated by 9 readers)
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Several thousand years ago Indo-European culture diverged into two ways of thinking; one went West, the other East. Tracing their differences, Christopher Bollas examines how these mentalities are now converging once again, notably in the practice of psychoanalysis. Creating a freely associated comparison between western psychoanalysts and eastern philosophers, Bollas demonstrates how the Eastern use of poetry evolved as a collective way to house the individual self. On one hand he links this tradition to the psychoanalytic praxes of Winnicott and Khan, which he relates to Daoism in their privileging of solitude and non-verbal forms of communicating. On the other, Bollas examines how Jung, Bion and Rosenfeld assimilate the Confucian ethic that sees the individual and group mind as a collective, while Freudian psychoanalysis he argues has provided an unconscious meeting place of both viewpoints. Bollas’s intriguing book will be of interest to psychotherapists, psychoanalysts, Orientalists, and those concerned with cultural studies.
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East meets West; psychoanalysis and Eastern philosophy converge.
If you're intrigued by the confluence of Eastern and Western thought, particularly in the realm of psychoanalysis, "China on the Mind" is a thought-provoking read. Christopher Bollas weaves a complex tapestry that connects Eastern practices with Western psychoanalytic traditions. It's an enlightening exploration for those interested in the cross-cultural evolution of thought and the communal aspects of the individual psyche.
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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