Truth Games

Lies, Money, and Psychoanalysis

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Author:

Forrester, John

Foreword by:

Phillips, Adam

ISBN:

978-0-674-00179-4

Publication Date:

Apr 2000

Publisher:

Harvard University Press

Book Format:

Paperback

List Price:

USD $32.00

Book Description:

This book offers a rich philosophical and historical perspective on the mechanics, moral dilemmas, and rippling implications of psychoanalysis. Original, witty, incisive, these essays provide a new understanding of the uses and abuses and the ultimate significance of truth telling and lying, trust and confidence as they operate in psychoanalysis

Book Details

Pages:	224
Detailed Subjects:	Psychology / General Psychology / Psychotherapy / Psychoanalysis
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):	5.625 x 8.688 x 0.6 Inches
Book Weight:	0.62 Pounds

Author Biography

Forrester, John (Author)

John Forrester was born in London, England on August 25, 1949. He graduated from King's College, Cambridge University with a degree in natural sciences. A Fulbright scholarship took him to Princeton University and work with Thomas Kuhn. He was a professor in the department of history and philosophy of science at Cambridge University.

He was a historian and philosopher who wrote extensively on Freud and psychoanalysis. His works included Language and the Origins of Psychoanalysis, Freud's Women, and Truth Games: Lies, Money and Psychoanalysis. He died from cancer on November 24, 2015 at the age of 66.

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