The Thread of Life (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780300079753)

In this distinguished book, first published in 1984, Richard Wollheim offers an original approach to the philosophical understanding of a person. Countering prevailing theories on the nature of persons, Wollheim submits an account of the mind dynamically conceived and proposes that we take as fundamental the process of living as a person. To illuminate this process, the author draws on psychoanalysis and literature, in particular the case studies of Freud and the writings of Proust.

"Wollheim's is a very original and extremely interesting approach to the philosophy of the mind, bringing together three areas of reflection not often combined: the philosophy of mind, psychoanalysis, and ethics."--Bernard Williams, University of California, Berkeley

"There are only a few people who can write intelligently and insightfully about psychoanalysis and philosophy. Richard Wollheim is pre-eminent."--Jonathan Lear, University of Chicago

Author: Richard Wollheim
ISBN-10: 0300079753
ISBN-13: 9780300079753
Publisher: Yale University Press
Language: English
Published: 11/10/1999
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.15w x 0.70d