From Dualism to Oneness in Psychoanalysis: A Zen Perspective on the Mind-Body Question focuses on the shift in psychoanalytic thought, from a view of mind-body dualism to a contemporary non-dualistic perspective. Exploring this paradigm shift, Yorai Sella examines the impact of the work of psychoanalysts and researchers, such as Winnicott, Bion, Daniel Stern and Kohut. Reaching beyond the constraints of dualism, Sella delineates the interdisciplinary approaches leading to psychoanalysis's paradigm shift.
Key Features
- Examines the contributions of three major schools of psychoanalytic thought: intersubjective, neuro-psychoanalytic, and mystically inclined psychoanalysis.
- Draws on Ehei Dogen's philosophy to substantiate the non-duality of subject and object, body and mind.
- Presents a variety of clinical vignettes to demonstrate the development of psychoanalytic theory and practice.
Additional Information
This book will inform the practice of all psychoanalysts, mental health professionals, psychotherapists and clinicians interested in mind-body issues in psychotherapy, in the philosophy of psychoanalysis, and in East-West dialogue. Ultimately leading from alienation and duality to what Bion has termed "at one-ment".
