| Description |
1 online resource (xx, 217 pages). |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Contemporary psychoanalytic studies ; 6
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Contemporary psychoanalytic studies ; 6.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction; PART I: The Metaphysics of the Death Drive; One: Freud's Drive Theory; Two: The Development of the Death Drive; Three: Collapse of the Dualistic View; PART II: Give to Each His Own Death; Four: Being towards Death; Five: Towards a Relational Understanding of Death; PART III: Encounters between Freud and Heidegger; Six: Death Structuring Existence; Seven: The Ethics of Death; Eight: Death of Another; Nine: Death and Moods; Ten: Death and the Unconscious; Conclusion; About the Author; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M. |
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No; p; q; r; s; t; u; v; w. |
| Summary |
Life and Death in Freud and Heidegger argues that mortality is a fundamental structuring element in human life. The ordinary view of life and death regards them as dichotomous and separate. This book explains why this view is unsatisfactory and presents a new model of the relationship between life and death that sees them as interlinked. Using Heidegger's concept of being towards death and Freud's notion of the death drive, it demonstrates the extensive influence death has on everyday life and gives an account of its structural and existential significance. By bringing the two perspectives tog. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Freud, Sigmund, 1856-1939 -- Philosophy. |
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Heidegger, Martin, 1889-1976 -- Philosophy. |
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Death.
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Death. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Carel, Havi. Life and death in Freud and Heidegger. Amsterdam ; New York : Rodopi, 2006 9042016590 (OCoLC)69170778 |
| ISBN |
1423791444 (electronic book) |
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9781423791447 (electronic book) |
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9789401201407 |
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9401201404 |
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9042016590 |
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9789042016590 |
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