Beyond the Pleasure Principle, published in 1920, by world-renowned psychologist Sigmund Freud, marks a major turning point in the author's theoretical approach. Prior to this work, Freud's examination of the forces that drive people focused primarily on the sexual drive, or Eros of man, the life instinct to reproduce that is innate in all humans. Freud had attributed most of human behavior to the seeking of sexual pleasure. In reasoned progression...

There exists, of course, few more famous figures in the field of psychology than Sigmund Freud. As the founding father of psychoanalysis, or the clinical method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst, his impact on the field of psychology cannot be overstated. Based on a series of lectures given at the University of Vienna in 1915, "Introductory Lectures on Psychoanalysis" builds upon Freud's earlier work...

There exist, of course, few more famous figures in the field of psychology than Sigmund Freud. As the founding father of psychoanalysis, or the clinical method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst, his impact on the field of psychology cannot be overstated. This short work, "Five Lectures on Psycho-Analysis", is a collection of a series of lectures given by Freud at the 20th Anniversary Celebration of...

After the release of D.H Lawrence's compelling novel, Sons and Lovers, which details a complicated and borderline abusive relationship between a mother and son, many critics sought issues with the content, accusing Lawrence of writing a shameful and incestuous novel. Amid this criticism, Lawrence was inspired to write Fantasia of the Unconscious, explaining the themes and topics that often find their way into his work while defending himself against...

Escriben: Eric Laurent I François Ansermet I Marcelo Barros I Gerardo Battista Guillermo Belaga I Enric Berenguer I Mirta Berkoff I Gustavo Dessal Romildo do Rêgo Barros I Fabián Fajnwaks I Marco Focchi I Darío Galante Alejandra Loray I Marcela Ana Negro I Silvia Salman I Nieves Soria Gustavo Stiglitz I Emilio Vaschetto I Marcus André Vieira I Fernando Vitale La propuesta de este libro decantó como producto de nuestro trabajo de investigación...

"Extraordinary. Certainly a landmark in the history of psychoanalysis."--Kenneth Rexroth This volume features two profound essays by one of the English language's most famous and controversial authors. D. H. Lawrence wrote Psychoanalysis and the Unconscious and Fantasia of the Unconscious in the early 1920s, during his most productive period. Initially intended as a response to psychoanalytic criticism of his novel Sons and Lovers, these works progressed...

En síntesis, este libro busca revelar aspectos tanto conscientes como inconscientes del estudiante universitario, de manera que podamos formarnos una idea de lo que significa ser un discípulo con el peso del malestar de una cultura que le ha sido impuesta y que crea luchas, oposiciones y combates que muchas veces como docentes, psicoanalistas, administrativos o investigadores nos negamos a aceptar y a entender. Que este texto sea la excusa perfecta...

"Si no hay destino, si el destino es siempre fantasma, si toda "historia fixional dicha y desdicha en un análisis" es lo que debe perderse en él, en un psicoanálisis se trata entonces de sacar "lo que sobra" ¿Qué queda? Un carozo. Podríamos decir que el eje de este libro se sostiene en esa idea que es desplegada de diferentes maneras. El ejemplo más claro: la manera en que Miguel Ángel describió su obra maestra: "el David siempre estuvo metido...

En Elementos para una teoría y clínica lacaniana del fenómeno psicosomático el lector encontrará principios (como nominación, sinthome o el goce) y formalizaciones (como las del nudo borromeo y las fórmulas de la sexuación) de los que quizás ya tiene noticias, pero la originalidad de este libro radica en presentarlos a través de la clínica. Partiendo de una muestra de más de ochenta casos analizados a lo largo de más de veinte años,...