Reports of the death of psychoanalysis are exaggerated, as Adam Phillips’ elegant, elusive writing shows
- Written by: Nick Haslam, Professor of Psychology, The University of Melbourne
Adam Phillips.PenguinIt is now hard to imagine that in the middle of the last century psychoanalysis was an all-conquering cultural force. Psychoanalytic ideas were dominant in several academic fields, held in esteem by intellectuals, and well known, if notorious, among the general public. They were influential in the practice of child-rearing,...
