{"product_id":"reading-bion-paperback","title":"Reading Bion - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRudi Vermote\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilfred R. Bion is considered a ground-breaking psychoanalyst. His thinking is rooted in Freud and Klein from where it takes an original flight. \u003ci\u003eReading Bion\u003c\/i\u003e shows the evolution of his seminal insights in psychic functioning and puts them in a wider context. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRudi Vermote integrates a chronological close reading and discussion of Bion's texts, with a comprehensive approach of his major concepts. The book is divided in two main parts: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eTransformation in Knowledge: Bion's odyssey to understand psychic processing or the mind\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eTransformation in O: in which Bion reinterprets his former concepts from the dimension of the unknown and unknowable \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe running text is put against a background of biographical data and scientific, artistic and philosophical influences on his work, which are highlighted in boxes and separate chapters. Bion's concepts are important for anyone dealing with the mind. His ideas have an ongoing deep impact on psychoanalysis, psychotherapy and psychopathology. His concepts help to understand psychic change, creativity, individual psychodynamics and small and large-group phenomena. The discovery of their value for studies on art, literature, sociology, religion, economics has just begun. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReading Bion starts from the very beginning so that it is instructive for people who are new to his work, but the close reading and background information make it a meaningful companion for experienced psychoanalysts and psychotherapists studying his work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRudi Vermote, M.D., Ph.D.\u003c\/strong\u003e, is a training analyst, past president of the Belgian Society of Psychoanalysis and Professor at the University of Leuven. He has published and lectured on Bion's work and is a member of the editorial board of the\u003cem\u003e International Journal of Psychoanalysis\u003c\/em\u003e and Honorary Member of the Psychoanalytic Center of California.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 284\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 9.5 x 6.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 07, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42736853090367,"sku":"9780415413336","price":103.01,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/1a821ab04bfe7067149811e4be75272d.webp?v=1765148073","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/reading-bion-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}