Critique on the Couch: Why Critical Theory Needs Psychoanalysis

by Amy Allen

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Does critical theory still need psychoanalysis? In Critique on the Couch, Amy Allen offers a cogent and convincing defense of its ongoing relevance.

Countering the overly rationalist and progressivist interpretations of psychoanalysis put forward by contemporary critical theorists such as J?rgen Habermas and Axel Honneth, Allen argues that the work of Melanie Klein offers an underutilized resource. She draws on Freud, Klein, and Lacan to...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0231198604

ISBN13:9780231198608

Release Date:December 2020

Publisher:Columbia University Press

Length:280 Pages

Weight:1.29 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Related Subjects

Philosophy Political Science Politics & Social Sciences

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