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Author: Chris Mawson
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint: Routledge
Weight: 0.657kg
ISBN: 9780367152246
ISBN 10: 036715224
Pages: 218
Publication Date: 07 March 2019
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College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
This is that rare thing that is a pleasure to discover - a text which manages to present important philosophical ideas in ways which are both challenging and accessible, and which in the process illuminates a significant area of clinical practice. Chris Mawson has written a remarkably lucid and scholarly book which offers a much-needed bridge between psychoanalytic and existential formulations of anxiety. It will be required reading for anyone interested in contemporary psychoanalytic or existential therapy, not least because of its rigorous account of the common roots of both in the ancient world, and the engaging way in which it traces these influences down the centuries to the present day. This is a finely-crafted book which shines with veracity and knowledge - a joy to read and a valuable resource for all practitioners, regardless of their theoretical orientation, who are concerned to engage as fully as possible with those who consult with them. Some of the material presented here will be familiar to existential therapists, but the comparisons between the work of, in particular, Heidegger and Bion provide enlightening and compelling new contributions to an understanding of the irreducible fact of anxiety which unifies both the psychoanalytic and existential communities. Mawson's work promises to stimulate and provoke practitioners in equal measure. A ground-breaking book which deserves the widest possible readership. --Professor Simon du Plock, Metanoia Institute & Middlesex University, Editor, Existential Analysis
This is that rare thing that is a pleasure to discover - a text which manages to present important philosophical ideas in ways which are both challenging and accessible, and which in the process illuminates a significant area of clinical practice. Chris Mawson has written a remarkably lucid and scholarly book which offers a much-needed bridge between psychoanalytic and existential formulations of anxiety. It will be required reading for anyone interested in contemporary psychoanalytic or existential therapy, not least because of its rigorous account of the common roots of both in the ancient world, and the engaging way in which it traces these influences down the centuries to the present day. This is a finely-crafted book which shines with veracity and knowledge - a joy to read and a valuable resource for all practitioners, regardless of their theoretical orientation, who are concerned to engage as fully as possible with those who consult with them. Some of the material presented here will be familiar to existential therapists, but the comparisons between the work of, in particular, Heidegger and Bion provide enlightening and compelling new contributions to an understanding of the irreducible fact of anxiety which unifies both the psychoanalytic and existential communities. Mawson's work promises to stimulate and provoke practitioners in equal measure. A ground-breaking book which deserves the widest possible readership. --Professor Simon du Plock, Metanoia Institute & Middlesex University, Editor, Existential Analysis Chris Mawson offers us a fascinating set of ideas that clarify and develop some of the fundamental theories of Klein and Bion. For example, he attempts to illuminate the meaning of Bion's otherwise obscure recommendation to suspend memory and desire. He discusses the role of `intuition' in understanding and responding to the patient, and the value of attending to `the world of the drama of internal relations'. In each case he brings a thoughtful and refreshing perspective to these areas, thereby enriching our clinical and theoretical perspectives. --Dr Michael Feldman, British Psychoanalytical Society and The Institute of Psychoanalysis
Author Information
Chris Mawson is a Training and Supervising Analyst of the British Psychoanalytical Society and works in private practice as a psychoanalyst. He is editor of The Complete Works of W. R. Bion (2014), with Francesca Bion as Consulting Editor.
