Romantic Science and the Experience of Self: Transatlantic Crosscurrents from William James to Oliver SacksAshgate, 1999 - 283 pages This work constructs a 20th-century tradition of romantic science by suggesting points of interconnection in the work of five key figures in transatlantic intellectual history: American philosopher and psychologiest, William James; Austrian psychoanalyst, Otto Rank; Swiss psychiatrist, Ludwig Binswanger; Danish/German psychologist, Erik Erikson; and British neurologist, Oliver Sacks. |
Contents
The Pragmatic Romantic | 26 |
The Creative Romantic | 70 |
The Existential Romantic | 110 |
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activity aesthetic Anaïs Nin argues artist attempt Awakenings Being-in-the-World Binswanger Binswanger's bodily body Cavell characterized claims clinical conception condition consciousness creative crisis critical cultural cycle Dasein dimension discourse Doppelgänger double dreams early Ellen West Ellen's Emerson emphasis enables Erik Erikson Erikson essay existence existential analysis experience expression feeling firstly Frances Freud Freudian Gandhi's Truth Heidegger human Ibid ideas identity illness individual individual's interpretation L-DOPA language literary Lola London Ludwig Binswanger mental metaphysical mode moral myths narrative natural neurological Nietzsche notion Oliver Sacks Otto Rank patient pattern Penguin perspective phenomenological philosophical physician possible potential pragmatic provides psychic psychoanalysis psychohistories psychology Rank's role romantic science romantic scientists romanticism Roy Schafer schizophrenia scientific selfhood sense social soul spiritual Stanley Cavell story structure suggests symbolic theoretical theory therapeutic therapy thinkers thought trans Trauma uncanny understanding William James world-design writing York
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