Laubscher Leswin (Duquesne University Usa) - Levinas For Psychologists - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: Levinas for Psychologists provides a rigorous yet accessible examination of Emmanuel Levinas's philosophy and its implications for psychology and the human and social sciences. Comprehensive in scope this book traces Levinas's thought across the arc of his oeuvre from the earliest works to the last interviews and essays. Laubscher provides numerous examples of how Levinas's thought challenges current clinical and psychotherapeutic work psychological theory social science research and social theory but also offers promising alternatives. Such alternative ways to think and practice psychology are richly illuminated by accessible examples from therapy research and the social everyday. The volume makes Levinas's dense and demanding philosophical language comprehensible and accessible without losing the radical profound and poetic qualities of the original. Issues of justice racism and nature are addressed throughout and these insights and conclusions are placed within a contemporary context. This book is essential reading for psychologists philosophers and anyone interested in the legacy of Levinas's work.
Title: Levinas For Psychologists
Author(s): Laubscher Leswin (Duquesne University Usa)
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Barcode: 9781032320083
Pages: 164 Pages, 1 Tables, Black And White
Publication Date: 11/3/2023
Series: Psychology and the Other
Category: Psychotherapy