Symbolization in psychoanalysis: the processes of subjectivation and the aesthetic

By Ruggero Levy

Following in the footsteps of philosopher Ernst Cassirer, who described the human being as a symbolic animal, Levy takes readers on an extraordinary journey to the heart of contemporary psychoanalytic theory by examining the central role that symbolic processes-their vicissitudes, possibilities, and failures-play in psychic functioning, emotional development, the formation of the self, and the therapeutic action of the analytic process. Readers of all levels will emerge with a heightened sense of the applicability, power, and ongoing evolution of psychoanalytic theory and practice in the twenty-first century.

Howard B. Levine, MD, Editor-in-Chief

The Routledge W. R. Bion Studies Series

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 8521230923
• ISBN13: 9788521230922
• Release Date: April 2026
• Publisher: Blucher
• Length: 306 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.3"