Contemporary Psychoanalysis and Modern Jewish Philosophy by M... - 9781138119420

Contemporary Psychoanalysis and Modern Jewish PhilosophyTwo Languages of Love\nAuthor(s): Michael Oppenheim\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138119420, 978-1138119420\nSynopsis\nRelational psychoanalysis and modern Jewish philosophy have much to say about the dynamics of human relationships, but there has been no detailed, thorough, and constructive examination that brings together these two incisive discourses. Contemporary Psychoanalysis and Modern Jewish Philosophy: Two Languages of Love explores the critical similarities and differences between the two disciplines, casting new light on both the analytic and philosophical understandings of how relationships develop, flourish, and fail. \n\nFor psychoanalysts such as Hans Loewald, Stephen Mitchell, and Jessica Benjamin, love is seen as a fundamental life force, a key to human motivation, and the transformative core of Freuds therapeutic \""talking cure.\"" The Je.