Between skins : the body in psychoanalysis--contemporary developments /

Between skins : the body in psychoanalysis--contemporary developments /

Between Skins challenges individualistic accounts of the body in psychoanalysis. Drawing on philosophy, contemporary neurobiology and developmental research, Nicola Diamond explores the ways in which bodily processes and skin experience are inseparable from the field of language and environmental co...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Diamond, Nicola
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Chichester, West Sussex : Wiley-Blackwell, 2013.
Subjects:
Body image.
Human body.
Somesthesia.
Body schema > Psychological aspects.
Mind and body.
Psychoanalysis.
PSYCHOLOGY > Personality.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Full Text via HEAL-Link
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Summary:Between Skins challenges individualistic accounts of the body in psychoanalysis. Drawing on philosophy, contemporary neurobiology and developmental research, Nicola Diamond explores the ways in which bodily processes and skin experience are inseparable from the field of language and environmental context. The first book to address epistemological implications for a new understanding of the body and embodiment - offers a new perspective on the division between mind, body and world.
Physical Description:1 online resource.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780470778166
0470778164
9781118320969
1118320964
9781118321065
1118321065
9781118321102
1118321103
9783527650033
3527650032
DOI:10.1002/9781118321102

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