Psychoanalysis and ethics

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Psychoanalysis and ethics

Ernest Wallwork

Yale University Press, c1991

  • : pbk

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Bibliography: p. 299-325

Includes index

内容説明・目次

巻冊次

ISBN 9780300048780

内容説明

Psychoanalysis has had a profound impact on popular morals, for Freud's discoveries have made us aware that unconscious motivations may subvert moral conduct and that moral judgments may be rationalizations of self-interest or expressions of hostility. Freud has, in fact, been called a founder of the "hermeneutics of suspicion" that pervades modern attitudes toward morality. In this book, however, a psychoanalyst who is also a professor of ethics asserts that we do not accurately understand Freud on the various psychological issues relevant to morality and the ethical implications that can be drawn from his views. Ernest Wallwork offers a reinterpretation of Freudian theory, showing the ways in which it points toward the possibility of genuine moral behaviour. Wallwork provides close textual analyses of Freud's works from a new philosophical perspective, considering such central Freudian doctrines as psychic determinism, the pleasure principle, narcissim, object-love and defence mechanisms. He demonstrates that, contrary to widespread belief, Freud's views on determinism allow for moral responsibility, his understanding of the pleasure principle and narcissm allows for acting out of concern for others, and his critique of the cultural supergo is grounded in an ethic informed by ego rationality. Focusing throughout on Freud's seminal understanding of the self-in-conflict, Wallwork finds an ethical theory suggested by Freud's work that is naturalistic and grounded in a concept of human flourishing and regard for others and concerned with the common good, special relations and individual rights.

目次

  • Part 1 Foundational issues: the hermeneutical problem of reading Freud
  • the determinism - free will problem
  • reconciling the paradox - psychic determinism and moral responsibility. Part 2 Psychological egoism: overview of psychological egoism
  • the pleasure principle and psychological hedonism
  • narcissism
  • object love. Part 3 Normative implications: on modifying normative standards - the case of the love commandment
  • normative aspects of psychoanalytic practice. Part 4 Foundations of ethics in Freudian theory: toward a psychoanalytically informed ethic
  • how is practical reason guided? happiness and the basic goods of life
  • normative principles and social theory. Appendix: why take psychoanalytic findings seriously? The credibility of Freudian theory.
巻冊次

: pbk ISBN 9780300061673

内容説明

Psychoanalysis has had a profound impact on popular morals, for Freud's discoveries have made us aware that unconscious motivations may subvert moral conduct and that moral judgments may be rationalizations of self-interest or expressions of hostility. Freud has, in fact, been called a founder of the "hermeneutics of suspicion" that pervades modern attitudes toward morality. In this book, however, a psychoanalyst who is also a professor of ethics asserts that we do not accurately understand Freud on the various psychological issues relevant to morality and the ethical implications that can be drawn from his views. Ernest Wallwork offers a bold reinterpretation of Freudian theory, showing the ways in which it points toward the possibility of genuine moral behavior. Wallwork provides close textual analyses of Freud's works from a new philosophical perspective, considering such central Freudian doctrines as psychic determinism, the pleasure principle, narcissism, object-love, and defense mechanisms. He demonstrates that, contrary to widespread belief, Freud's views on determinism allow for moral responsibility, his understanding of the pleasure principle and narcissism allows for acting out of concern of others, and his critique of the cultural superego is grounded in an ethic informed by ego rationality. Focusing throughout on Freud's seminal understanding of the self-in-conflict, Wallwork finds and ethical theory suggested by Freud's work that is naturalistic and grounded in a concept of human flourishing and regard for others and concerned with the common good, special relations, and individual rights.

目次

  • Part 1 Foundational issues: the hermeneutical problem of reading Freud
  • the determinism - free will problem
  • reconciling the paradox - psychic determinism and moral responsibility. Part 2 Psychological egoism: overview of psychological egoism
  • the pleasure principle and psychological hedonism
  • narcissism
  • object love. Part 3 Normative implications: on modifying normative standards - the case of the love commandment
  • normative aspects of psychoanalytic practice. Part 4 Foundations of ethics in Freudian theory: toward a psychoanalytically informed ethic
  • how is practical reason guided? happiness and the basic goods of life
  • normative principles and social theory. Appendix: why take psychoanalytic findings seriously? The credibility of Freudian theory.

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