The Grammar of the Unconscious: The Conceptual Foundations of Psychoanalysis

By Charles R. Elder

Book Overview

The Grammar of the Unconscious is both an inquiry into certain long-standing conceptual problems and the exemplification of Wittgenstein's grammatical method. The problems are for the most part those that surround the question of the status of psychoanalysis as a theory of symbolism, psychosexual development, and culture. Using the method of grammatical analysis, Elder clarifies the distinctive features and conditions of the language of psychoanalysis--conceptual, logical, and grammatical--thus showing both the validity and the limits of its truth.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0271013117
• ISBN13: 9780271013114
• Release Date: September 1994
• Publisher: Penn State University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.7" x 6.0"