Critique on the Couch: Why Critical Theory Needs Psychoanalysis

by Amy Allen

Does critical theory still need psychoanalysis? In Critique on the Couch, Amy Allen offers a cogent and convincing defense of its ongoing relevance.

Countering the overly rationalist and progressivist interpretations of psychoanalysis put forward by contemporary critical theorists such as J rgen Habermas and Axel Honneth, Allen argues that the work of Melanie Klein offers an underutilized resource. She draws on Freud, Klein, and Lacan...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231198612
• ISBN13: 9780231198615
• Release Date: December 2020
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"