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The aesthetic dimension of the mind : variations on a theme of Bion / Lia Pistiner de Cortiñas.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: Spanish Publication details: London : Karnac, 2009.Description: 1 online resource (xxxi, 308 pages) : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 1849406901
  • 9781849406901
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Aesthetic dimension of the mind.DDC classification:
  • 150.195
LOC classification:
  • RC506 .P567 2009eb
NLM classification:
  • 2010 A-875
  • WM 460.7
Online resources:
Contents:
COVER; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; ABOUT THE AUTHOR; PREFACE; PREFACE TO THE SPANISH EDITION; Introduction: the aesthetic dimension of the mind and becoming oneself; CHAPTER ONE The psychic birth of emotional experience: the mental equipment for making contact and understanding the psychic reality; CHAPTER TWO Dreams and lies: the discovery of psychic reality and the aesthetic dimension of the mind; CHAPTER THREE Prenatal aspects of the mind: science and fiction in the psychoanalytical game; CHAPTER FOUR Approaching truth and catastrophic change.
Summary: 'This work constitutes an outstanding piece of Bion scholarship and interpretation. One comes away from it with a deep appreciation for the authors dreaming of Bion's work and for the light she has shined on many of Bions more recondite themes.'- James Grotstein MD, Professor of Psychiatry, UCLA School of Medicine.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Print version record.

COVER; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; ABOUT THE AUTHOR; PREFACE; PREFACE TO THE SPANISH EDITION; Introduction: the aesthetic dimension of the mind and becoming oneself; CHAPTER ONE The psychic birth of emotional experience: the mental equipment for making contact and understanding the psychic reality; CHAPTER TWO Dreams and lies: the discovery of psychic reality and the aesthetic dimension of the mind; CHAPTER THREE Prenatal aspects of the mind: science and fiction in the psychoanalytical game; CHAPTER FOUR Approaching truth and catastrophic change.

'This work constitutes an outstanding piece of Bion scholarship and interpretation. One comes away from it with a deep appreciation for the authors dreaming of Bion's work and for the light she has shined on many of Bions more recondite themes.'- James Grotstein MD, Professor of Psychiatry, UCLA School of Medicine.

WorldCat record variable field(s) change: 650

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