Erik Erikson and the American Psyche - Ego, Ethics and Evolution

List of contents

0 Acknowledgements 0 Preface Chapter 1 In Hitler's Shadow Chapter 2 The New World Chapter 3 A Crisis of Integrity Chapter 4 Situating Erikson Chapter 5 Psychohistory - Luther and Gandhi Chapter 6 Evolution and Conscience in Darwin, Freud and Erikson Chapter 7 The Historicity of Dreams - Freud, Fliess & Jung Chapter 8 Erikson's Erasure

About the author

Daniel Burston was born in Israel, raised and educated in Toronto, and now lives in Pittsburgh, PA, where he chairs the department of psychology at Duquesne University. Dr. Burston is the author of numerous books and articles on the history and theory of psychoanalysis, and the many points of convergence between psychology, philosophy, religion and culture.

Summary

Erik Erikson and the American Psyche is an intellectual biography which explores Erikson's contributions to the study of infancy, childhood and ethical development in light of ego psychology, object-relations theory, Lacanian theory and other major trends in psychoanalysis.

Product details

• Authors: Daniel Burston
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.03.2007
• EAN: 9780765704948
• ISBN: 978-0-7657-0494-8
• No. of pages: 219
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 229 mm x 25 mm
• Series: Psychological Issues; Psychological Issues (Jason Ar; Psychological Issues; Psychological Issues (Jason Ar
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies