A Dialogue Between Evolving Contemporary Psychoanalysis and Paul Ricoeur’s Philosophical Anthropology

This collection of essays, most by practicing psychoanalysts, offers an illuminating rethinking of the interrelation between the thought of Paul Ricoeur and psychoanalysis. The collection also benefits its readers by introducing into psychoanalytic thinking topics from Ricoeur that might initially seem divergent from the field, such as his work on metaphor, imagination, narrative, and the relation between explanation and understanding. In turn, the psychoanalytic engagement with these themes expands their implications. The inclusion of case studies in many of the chapters is a considerable additional contribution demonstrating the merit of Ricoeurian topics not only in theory but in practice. -- George Taylor * University of Pittsburgh, USA *
This volume responds to the prescient decades-old invitation by Ricoeur to engage in a vitalizing dialogue that begins to form a bridge between philosophy and psychoanalysis. Fallibility is embraced and addressed through vulnerability and interpersonal hermeneutical two-person “sense making,” both within the clinical dyad and across disciplines. -- Stephen Friedman * William Alanson White Institute, USA *
A vital and welcome contribution to our understanding of Paul Ricoeur and the impact of his philosophy across disciplines. This impressive collection of essays, ably arranged and edited by interpersonal psychoanalysts, brings together seasoned writers who reflect on Ricoeur’s essential relevance for clinical endeavors. -- Roger Frie * University of Vienna, Austria *
In this illuminating volume, editors Jeffrey Sacks and Pascal Sauvayre invite contemporary authors into dialogue with the legacy of Paul Ricoeur. The authors thus offer a rare clarity, translating complex philosophical insights into the language of lived experience. A grand text emerges. -- Stephanie Arel * Fordham University, USA *