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1 online resource (203 pages) |
| Contents |
COVER; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; ABOUT THE AUTHOR; FOREWORD Churchianity & Faith; CHAPTER ONE Damage; CHAPTER TWO Approaching truth (pistis); CHAPTER THREE Reparation as metanoia; CHAPTER FOUR Growing down: early Greek thinking; CHAPTER FIVE The decline of psychiatry and "STEM" psychology; CHAPTER SIX Pathmarks on the way to post-medical models; CHAPTER SEVEN Conclusion; REFERENCES; INDEX. |
| Summary |
Damage and reparation are central themes of human existence. Melanie Klein, among other pivotal discoveries, noted our capacity for destructiveness towards others and ourselves. More importantly, she accented the centrality of reparation for mental health. Acceptance of the truth, 'inner' and 'outer', is essential to this process. The author goes on to explain the phenomenon of reparation around the themes of truth (aletheia), faith (pistis) and repentance/transformation (metanoia), especially as they appear in the philosophical works of Martin Heidegger and the psychoanalyst Wilfred Bion. He th. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Reparation (Psychoanalysis)
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Psychotherapy.
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Electronic books.
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Print version: Potter, Brent. Elements of Reparation : Truth, Faith, and Transformation in the Works of Heidegger, Bion, and Beyond. London : Karnac Books, ©2015 9781782201526 |
| ISBN |
9781782413530 (electronic bk.) |
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1782413537 (electronic bk.) |
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9781781814857 |
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1781814856 |
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