The Unconscious: A Cultural History from Hippocrates to Philip K. Dick and Beyond - Hardcover
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Language:EnglishPublisher:MIT PressISBN-13:9780262051026ISBN-10:262051028UPC:9780262051026Book Category:Psychology, Philosophy, ScienceBook Subcategory:Cognitive Neuroscience & Cognitive Neuropsychology, Mind & Body, HistorySize:9.10 x 6.00 x 1.20 inchesWeight:1.0516Product ID:SCGGFFY7X7
The Unconscious: A Cultural History from Hippocrates to Philip K. Dick and Beyond
A highly original first anthology on the cultural history of the unconscious that is destined to become definitive. "Know thyself"--the injunction that was once inscribed upon the Temple of Apollo--became a touchstone for classical and modern philosophers before being embraced as the endgame of psychoanalysis by Freud and his followers. The conceptual baggage that Freud took on his armchair...
Language:EnglishPublisher:MIT PressISBN-13:9780262051026ISBN-10:262051028UPC:9780262051026Book Category:Psychology, Philosophy, ScienceBook Subcategory:Cognitive Neuroscience & Cognitive Neuropsychology, Mind & Body, HistorySize:9.10 x 6.00 x 1.20 inchesWeight:1.0516Product ID:SCGGFFY7X7
Antonio Melechi is a historian of medicine and psychology, specializing in the cultural history of the unconscious. He is the author of Fugitive Minds and Servants of the Supernatural, and his essays and reviews have appeared in the Times Literary Supplement, Granta, New Statesman, Prospect, and Aeon.
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