Skip to main content
Elsevier
View Cart
openUserAccount

The Logic of Explanation in Psychoanalysis

  • 1st Edition - January 1, 1969
  • Author: Michael Sherwood
  • Language: English
  • Hardback ISBN:
    9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 3 2 9 9 - 7
  • Paperback ISBN:
    9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 5 6 2 4 - 5
  • eBook ISBN:
    9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 6 3 5 9 - 5

The Logic of Explanation in Psychoanalysis is this is the first full-length study of a single case history written by a practicing psychiatrist from the standpoint of the… Read more

The Logic of Explanation in Psychoanalysis

Purchase options

Limited Offer

Save 50% on book bundles

Immediately download your ebook while waiting for your print delivery. No promo code needed.

Book bundle cover eBook and print

Institutional subscription on ScienceDirect

Request a sales quote
The Logic of Explanation in Psychoanalysis is this is the first full-length study of a single case history written by a practicing psychiatrist from the standpoint of the philosophy of science. This book is a contribution to the growing dialogue between philosophers of science and psychiatrists. It ranges in scope from highly technical linguistic issues to problems concerning Freud's early theory of psychosexual development. The study's primary appeal will be, on the one hand, to those philosophers interested in logical problems in the behavioral sciences and, on the other, to those psychiatrists and psychoanalysts who are not content simply to worry about the very real difficulties of psychotherapy, but who also feel obliged to concern themselves with the scientific status of a psychodynamically oriented theory of human behavior. However, the importance and contemporary relevance of such an interdisciplinary approach will be apparent to a far wider audience. Therefore, an attempt has been made to present the material in a manner both appealing and comprehensible to readers who may lack the specialized knowledge required of either the philosopher or the psychiatrist. In so doing it is hoped that an even wider based dialogue can be established.