{"product_id":"9780745661230","title":"On Psychoanalysis","description":"\u003ch1\u003eOn Psychoanalysis\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003ePaul Ricoeur\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Criticism \/ Semiotics \u0026amp; Theory\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003ePaul Ricoeur's \u003ci\u003eFreud and Philosophy \u003c\/i\u003ewas a major reinterpretation  of psychoanalysis and its philosophical significance, but Ricoeur also  wrote many important articles on similar themes. This volume makes  available some of his key writings on Freud and psychoanalysis: together  with \u003ci\u003eFreud and Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e, they form a major part of his philosophical legacy. \u003cp\u003eWhat kind of science is psychoanalysis? What kind of truth does it offer  and what kind of proof does it provide? What does the concrete practice  of psychoanalysis consist of? What can it tell us about creativity and  the work of art? What is its place within our culture and how can it  transform culture? What is the role of narrative in psychoanalysis?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRicoeur reading Freud: this could have been the title of this volume, in  which the focus is on the actual work of Freud and not on subsequent  commentaries. An open reading of intellectual integrity. A critical  reading which shuns definitive positions. A reading to understand Freud.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book - the first volume of Ricoeur's writings and lectures - brings  together texts which appeared between 1966 and 1988. It is published  under the auspices of Le Fonds Ricoeur.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003ePaul Ricoeur\u003c\/b\u003e (1913-2005) is widely recognized as one of the most distinguished philosophers of the twentieth century. He taught for many years at the University of Chicago Divinity School. His many works include \u003ci\u003eFreud and Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTime and Narrative \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eOneself as Another\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e27 August 2012\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePolity Press\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePolity\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780745661230\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e240\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e18.08\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Polity Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44310366683276,"sku":"9780745661230","price":64.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780745661230_57a591b5-c036-4ffe-a5b7-a7efa3f02393.jpg?v=1780194383","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780745661230","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}