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...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0231198612

ISBN13:9780231198615

Release Date:December 2020

Publisher:Columbia University Press

Length:280 Pages

Weight:0.85 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"

Related Subjects

Philosophy Political Science Politics & Social Sciences

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