Lamothe Ryan - A Political Psychoanalysis For The Anthropocene Age The Fierce Urgency Of Now - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: A Political Psychoanalysis for the Anthropocene Age presents an evaluation of the politics of climate change and considers how psychoanalysis can contribute to this discourse. Presented in two parts the book first uses a psychoanalytic approach to interrogate political - economic realities and their impact on shaping Western political selves in the Anthropocene age. Ryan La Mothe identifies core illusions of the Western psyche and how they shape behavior and relations as well as how they are implicated in various emotional responses to climate change like eco - mourning and eco - denial. Topics such as political dwelling sovereignty political violence and change climate obstacles such as capitalism nationalism and imperialism and the problem of hope are explored using psychoanalytic and philosophical perspectives. La Mothe then considers the role of psychoanalysis in the public - political realm as well as how a psychoanalytic political perspective invites reforming the education and practice of psychoanalysis. A Political Psychoanalysis for the Anthropocene Age will be thought - provoking reading for psychoanalysts and psychotherapists as well as anyone interested in the politics of climate change.
Title: A Political Psychoanalysis For The Anthropocene Age The Fierce Urgency Of Now
Author(s): Lamothe Ryan
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Barcode: 9781032193625
Pages: 216 Pages
Publication Date: 9/11/2023
Category: Environmental Science, Engineering & Technology