The Legacy of R. D. Laing (eBook, ePUB)

An appraisal of his contemporary relevance
Redaktion: Thompson, M. Guy

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The name R. D. Laing continues to be widely recognized by those in the psychotherapy community in the United States and Europe. Laing's books are a testament to his breadth of interests, including the understanding of madness, alternatives to conventional psychiatric treatment, existential philosophy and therapy, family systems, cybernetics, mysticism, and poetry. He is most remembered for his devastating critique of psychiatric practices, his controversial rejection of the concept of 'mental illness,' and his groundbreaking center for people in acute mental distress at Kingsley Hall, London.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 180
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Mai 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317532460
• Artikelnr.: 49366361

Autorenporträt

M. Guy Thompson, PhD is a Personal and Supervising Analyst at the Psychoanalytic Institute of Northern California and Adjunct Professor at the California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco. Dr. Thompson received his psychoanalytic training from R. D. Laing and associates at the Philadelphia Association and is the author of numerous books and journal articles on psychoanalysis, phenomenology, and schizophrenia. He currently lives in San Rafael, California.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction. Who Was R. D. Laing? Laing and The Myth of Mental Illness Redux. Laing
s THE VOICE OF EXPERIENCE and the Emerging Science of Consciousness. On R. D. Laing
s Style, Sorcery, Alienation. Non-Modern Selves. Laing
s THE DIVIDED SELF and THE POLITICS OF EXPERIENCE: Then and Now. R. D. Laing: Pre-Mature Postmodern Psychoanalyst. Awakening to Love: R. D. Laing
s Phenomenological Therapy. R. D. Laing
s Existential-Humanistic Practice: What Was He Actually Doing? Psychotherapeutic Compassion in the Tradition of R. D. Laing. A Note on Living in One of R. D. Laing
s Post-Kingsley Hall Households: Portland Road. Human, All Too Human: The Life and Work of R. D. Laing Interview.