The Psychoanalysis of Aesthetic Experience: Self, Relationship and Culture (1) (Art, Creativity, and Psychoanalysis Book Series)

By: George Hagman

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Synopsis: In The Psychoanalysis of Aesthetic Experience: Self, Relationship and Culture, George Hagman eloquently provides an overview of ideas regarding the aesthetic foundation of human experience and the way in which this aesthetic perspective can shed light on human development, culture, and analytic clinical process. The book discusses the relationship between the psychology of art and the aesthetics of psychoanalytic treatment. Hagman presents a comprehensive psychoanalytic model of the psychology of aesthetics, creativity, beauty, ugliness, and the sublime, as well as a theory of aesthetics across the dimensions of subjectivity, self, intersubjectivity, and culture. Starting from the point of early childhood development, he argues for the importance of exploring the implications of this important psychological phenomenon for clinical practice, highlighting how aesthetics can shed light on a dimension of the psychotherapeutic process that has thus been neglected. This book is an illuminating and informative read for all psychoanalysts, and anyone interested in the intersection of psychoanalytic practice, aesthetics, creativity, and culture.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 232 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781040385067
Related ISBNs:: 9781003532484, 9781032836225, 9781032873978, 9781040385050
Publisher:: Taylor & Francis
Date of Addition:: 07/28/25
Copyrighted By:: George Hagman. The right of George Hagman to be identified as author of this work has been asserted in accordance with sections
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Psychology, Philosophy
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.