The Plural Psyche: Personality, Morality and the Father

Pluralism can bridge the gaps that have opened up between personal experience, psychotherapy, and cultural criticism. Andrew Samuels lays bare the political implications of the personal struggle everyone has to hold their many inner divisions together. He also shows how pluralism can inspire new thinking in many areas including moral process, the construction of gender, and the role of the father in the development of sons and daughters. In addition, there are innovative chapters on clinical work, focusing on imagery and on countertransference.