Robbins Michael (Boston Psychoanalytic Society Massachusetts Usa) - What Makes Humans Unique Evolution And The Two Structures Of Mind - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: Through an integrated multi - disciplinary theory Michael Robbins proposes that the human mind consists of two mental structures: the one we share with other animate creatures and a capacity for reflective representational thought which is unique. As an alternative to Freud's model of the human mind as structured by the id ego and superego this book contends that the prolonged period of post - natal immaturity otherwise known as neoteny which is specific to humans gives rise to reflective representational thought that in turn allows for the acquisition of complex knowledge. Robbins examines how Freud's conception of the human mind was limited by his ignorance of the related disciplines of sociology primatology cultural anthropology and most notably evolution which were then in their infancy to explore the implications of the non - unitary nature of the human mind for us as individuals as a society and for our future as a species. Drawing on a broad range of influences from psychoanalysis to anthropology biology psychology sociology and politics this book will be of interest to students and scholars of these disciplines alike.
Title: What Makes Humans Unique Evolution And The Two Structures Of Mind
Author(s): Robbins Michael (Boston Psychoanalytic Society Massachusetts Usa)
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Barcode: 9781032564920
Pages: 118 Pages
Publication Date: 9/8/2023
Category: Psychotherapy