On Arrogance: A Psychoanalytic Essay
On Arrogance: A Psychoanalytic Essay
English | 2024 | ISBN: 1032677112 | 141 Pages | PDF (True) | 6.3 MB
English | 2024 | ISBN: 1032677112 | 141 Pages | PDF (True) | 6.3 MB
Starting from the writings of Freud and Bion, Civitarese explores how much our inner and outer worlds may be shaped by arrogance, both our own and that of others. The author proposes that much of psychological suffering can be explained by non-recognition, of our own needs and desires, or those of others. It can be argued that arrogance is a symptom of lack of mutual recognition and in itself a significant obstacle to psychic growth. This book is an interdisciplinary dialogue between psychoanalysis, literature, and philosophy, which offers a non-reductive view of arrogance to make visible the psychological suffering it conceals.