The Poet's Voice in the Making of Mind

Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Psychology, Counselling, Mental Health
Cover of the book The Poet's Voice in the Making of Mind by Russell Meares, Taylor and Francis
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Russell Meares ISBN: 9781317367697
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: March 17, 2016
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Russell Meares
ISBN: 9781317367697
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: March 17, 2016
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

How did the human mind evolve and how does it emerge, again and again, in individual lives?

In The Poet’s Voice in the Making of Mind, Russell Meares presents a fascinating inquiry into the origin of mind. He proposes that the way in which mind, or self, evolved, may resemble the way it emerges in childhood play and that a poetic, analogical style of thought is a biological necessity, essential to bringing to fruition the achievement of the human mind. Taking a fresh look at the language used in psychotherapy, he shows how language, and conversation in particular, is central to the development and maintenance of self. His theory incorporates the ideas from William James, Hughlings, Jackson, Janet, Hobson, Gerald Edelman, Wolf Singer, Vygotsky and others. It is illuminated by extracts from literary artists such as Wallace Stevens, W.S. Merwin, Virginia Woolf, Joseph Conrad and Shakespeare.

Encompassing psychotherapy; psychoanalysis; evolution; child development; literary criticism; philosophy; studies of mind and consciousness, The Poet’s Voice in the Making of Mind is an engaging, ground-breaking and thought-provoking work that will appeal to psychotherapists and psychoanalysts, as well as anyone interested in the emergence of mind and self.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

How did the human mind evolve and how does it emerge, again and again, in individual lives?

In The Poet’s Voice in the Making of Mind, Russell Meares presents a fascinating inquiry into the origin of mind. He proposes that the way in which mind, or self, evolved, may resemble the way it emerges in childhood play and that a poetic, analogical style of thought is a biological necessity, essential to bringing to fruition the achievement of the human mind. Taking a fresh look at the language used in psychotherapy, he shows how language, and conversation in particular, is central to the development and maintenance of self. His theory incorporates the ideas from William James, Hughlings, Jackson, Janet, Hobson, Gerald Edelman, Wolf Singer, Vygotsky and others. It is illuminated by extracts from literary artists such as Wallace Stevens, W.S. Merwin, Virginia Woolf, Joseph Conrad and Shakespeare.

Encompassing psychotherapy; psychoanalysis; evolution; child development; literary criticism; philosophy; studies of mind and consciousness, The Poet’s Voice in the Making of Mind is an engaging, ground-breaking and thought-provoking work that will appeal to psychotherapists and psychoanalysts, as well as anyone interested in the emergence of mind and self.

More books from Taylor and Francis

Cover of the book South American Cinema by Russell Meares
Cover of the book Terrorism by Russell Meares
Cover of the book The Prison Memoirs of a Japanese Woman by Russell Meares
Cover of the book Karnak by Russell Meares
Cover of the book Research Comparisons And Medical Applications Of Ericksonian Techniques by Russell Meares
Cover of the book Britain and the Balkans by Russell Meares
Cover of the book George Eliot and Nineteenth-Century Psychology by Russell Meares
Cover of the book Catch-Up and Competitiveness in China by Russell Meares
Cover of the book Health Rights by Russell Meares
Cover of the book Sex, God, and the Conservative Church by Russell Meares
Cover of the book US-Asia Economic Relations by Russell Meares
Cover of the book THE FUTURE OF JOURNALISM - FRANKLIN by Russell Meares
Cover of the book Music and Performance Culture in Nineteenth-Century Britain by Russell Meares
Cover of the book The Multinational Banking Industry (RLE Banking & Finance) by Russell Meares
Cover of the book Visual Worlds by Russell Meares
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy