The Voice of the Other: Language as Illusion in the Formation of the Self

by Stanley William Rothstein

This work introduces the concept of the Voice of the Other and the intersubjective world it creates for humans. The unconscious processes of speech and language are deeply identified with the ego. In the movement from nature to civilization, the newborn is mastered by language and becomes part of the social world of his parents. The child's thought is now structured by parental language and speech as well as by memories stored in the unconscious...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275943585
• ISBN13: 9780275943585
• Release Date: November 1992
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 8.6"