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Informationen zum Autor Brent Potter, PhD, is a psychotherapist, child mental health specialist, and ethnic minority mental health specialist (WA). Potter earned his master's degree in existential-phenomenological psychology from Duquesne University. He holds a doctorate in clinical psychology with an emphasis in depth psychology from the Pacifica Graduate Institute. He has more than twenty years of experience providing clinical services in a range of settings including inpatient, hospital, outpatient, and private practice. He has published numerous articles, 'Elements of Self-Destruction', and has three forthcoming books. Klappentext The stated purpose of this phenomenological psychoanalytic study is to make the phenomenon of self-destruction and its vicissitudes intelligible. It presents the nature of the relationship between the essence of technology and the essence of self-destructiveness. Zusammenfassung The stated purpose of this phenomenological psychoanalytic study is to make the phenomenon of self-destruction and its vicissitudes intelligible. It presents the nature of the relationship between the essence of technology and the essence of self-destructiveness. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword -- Abstract -- Introduction to the phenomenon of self-destructiveness -- Pursuing that which withdraws from us -- The emerging consciousness of self-destructiveness in history and psychology -- Bion: the ghosts of abandoned meaning and formless destructiveness -- Heidegger: the eclipse of the sacred and the darkening of the world -- Contemporary manifestations of self-destructiveness -- Conclusion and discussion -- Limitations and suggestions for future research
