Structures of Subjectivity

Structures of Subjectivity: Explorations in Psychoanalytic Phenomenology and Contextualism is a revised and expanded second edition of a work first published in 1984, which was the first systematic presentation of the intersubjective viewpoint – what George Atwood and Robert Stolorow called psychoanalytic phenomenology – in psychoanalysis. This edition contains new chapters tracing the further development of their thinking over the ensuing decades and explores the personal origins of their most essential ideas.

Key Features

• Coverage of the philosophical and theoretical assumptions of psychoanalysis.
• Introduction of phenomenological contextualism, addressing personal subjective worlds.
• Focus on relational contexts of origin and therapeutic transformation.
• Principles guiding the practice of psychoanalytic therapy supported by detailed clinical case studies.
• Essential reading for professionals including psychoanalysts, psychotherapists, and social workers.

Additional Information

This new edition will also be of interest to scholars and students with an interest in psychoanalytic theory and practice, and its philosophical premises.