The Thread of Life

By Richard Wollheim

Book Overview

In this distinguished book, first published in 1984, Richard Wollheim offers an original approach to the philosophical understanding of a person. Countering prevailing theories on the nature of persons, Wollheim submits an account of the mind dynamically conceived and proposes that we take as fundamental the process of living as a person. To illuminate this process, the author draws on psychoanalysis and literature, in particular the case studies of Freud and the writings of Proust.

"Wollheim's is a very original and extremely interesting approach to the philosophy of the mind, bringing together three areas of reflection not often combined: the philosophy of mind, psychoanalysis, and ethics."--Bernard Williams, University of California, Berkeley

"There are only a few people who can write intelligently and insightfully about psychoanalysis and philosophy. Richard Wollheim is pre-eminent."--Jonathan Lear, University of Chicago

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0018XFWVK
• ISBN13: 9780300079753
• Release Date: November 1999
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.2"

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