The Foundation of the Unconscious: Schelling, Freud and the Birth of the Modern

Description: The Foundation of the Unconscious by Matt Ffytche This study of the emergence of a psychology of the unconscious in the Romantic period provides a fascinating account of the rise and role of the unconscious in modernity. It draws together interdisciplinary research that will appeal to readers from psychology, psychoanalysis, philosophy, Romanticism and intellectual history. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The unconscious, cornerstone of psychoanalysis, was a key twentieth-century concept and retains an enormous influence on psychological and cultural theory. Yet there is a surprising lack of investigation into its roots in the critical philosophy and Romantic psychology of the early nineteenth century, long before Freud. Why did the unconscious emerge as such a powerful idea? And why at that point? This interdisciplinary study traces the emergence of the unconscious through the work of philosopher Friedrich Schelling, examining his association with Romantic psychologists, anthropologists and theorists of nature. It sets out the beginnings of a neglected tradition of the unconscious psyche and proposes a compelling new argument: that the unconscious develops from the modern need to theorise individual independence. The book assesses the impact of this tradition on psychoanalysis itself, re-reading Freuds The Interpretation of Dreams in the light of broader post-Enlightenment attempts to theorise individuality. Author Biography Dr Matt Ffytche has lectured in the Department of English and the Department of History at Queen Mary, University of London, and is now a Lecturer in Psychoanalytic Studies at the Centre for Psychoanalytic Studies, University of Essex. He is co-editor of the web-based digital archive, Deviance, Disorder and the Self. His research focuses on the history of psychoanalysis and critical theories of subjectivity in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Table of Contents Introduction: the historiography of the unconscious; Part I. The Subject before the Unconscious: 1. A general science of the I: Fichte and the crisis of self-identification; 2. Natural autonomy: Schelling and the divisions of freedom; Part II. The Romantic Unconscious: 3. Divining the individual: towards a metaphysics of the unconscious; 4. The historical unconscious; 5. Post-idealism and the Romantic psyche; Part III. The Psychoanalytic Unconscious: 6. Freud: the Geist in the machine; 7. The liberal unconscious; Conclusion. Review … persuasive, well argued and intellectually ambitious - this is an impressive piece of work. Matthew Bell, Kings College London… an impressive contribution to the history of philosophy and the history of psychoanalysis. John Forrester, University of CambridgeIt has long been recognised that Freud did not discover the unconscious and that the modern concept originated in philosophy not psychology. In his meticulous work, Ffytche traces the concept back to the German idealist philosopher Friedrich Schelling. Most original is the argument that the concept served a political function: to confer moral autonomy on the individual. Brilliant. Robert A. Segal, The Times Higher Education SupplementFfytches excellent book sets a new standard for philosophically sensitive historical writing on the concept of the unconscious. Tom Eyers, Radical PhilosophyA thoughtful and intricate historiography of the unconscious … Ffytches study will be useful to researchers and postgraduates engaged in contemporary theoretical speculations about the relationship between concepts of subjectivity, political life and the legacy of the Enlightenment. Booknotes Promotional An interdisciplinary study of the emergence of a psychology of the unconscious in the Romantic period, ninety years before Freud. Review Quote "...persuasive, well argued and intellectually ambitious - this is an impressive piece of work." --Matthew Bell, Professor of German and Comparative Literature, Kings College London Promotional "Headline" An interdisciplinary study of the emergence of a psychology of the unconscious in the Romantic period, ninety years before Freud. Description for Bookstore This study of the emergence of a psychology of the unconscious in the Romantic period provides a fascinating account of the rise and role of the unconscious in modernity. It draws together interdisciplinary research that will appeal to readers from psychology, psychoanalysis, philosophy, Romanticism and intellectual history. 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Details ISBN1107629535 Author Matt Ffytche Pages 322 Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 2013 ISBN-10 1107629535 ISBN-13 9781107629530 Format Paperback Imprint Cambridge University Press Subtitle Schelling, Freud and the Birth of the Modern Psyche Place of Publication Cambridge Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 154.209 Short Title FOUNDATION OF THE UNCONSCIOUS Language English Media Book Affiliation Queen Mary, University of London University of Essex Publication Date 2013-08-29 UK Release Date 2013-08-29 AU Release Date 2013-08-29 NZ Release Date 2013-08-29 Illustrations 1 Line drawings, unspecified Alternative 9780521766494 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:91393021;

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