A Dark Trace: Sigmund Freud On The Sense Of Guilt (figures Of The Unconscious)

Sigmund Freud, In His Search For The Origins Of The Sense Of Guilt In Individual Life And Culture, Regularly Speaks Of Reading A Dark Trace, Thus Referring To The Oedipus Myth As A Myth About The Problem Of Human Guilt. In Freud's View, This Sense Of Guilt Is A Trace, A Path, That Leads Deep Into The Individual's Mental State; Into Childhood Memories, And Into The Prehistory Of Culture And Religion. Herman Westerink Follows This Trace And Analyzes Freud's Thought On The Sense Of Guilt As A Central Issue In His Work, From The Earliest Studies On The Moral And Guilty Characters Of The Hysterics, Via Later Complex Differentiations Within The Concept Of The Sense Of Guilt, And Finally To Freud's Conception Of Civilization's Discontents And Jewish Sense Of Guilt. The Sense Of Guilt Is A Key Issue In Freudian Psychoanalysis, Not Only In Relation To Other Key Concepts In Psychoanalytic Theory But Also In Relation To Freud's Debates With Other Psychoanalysts, Including Carl Gustav Jung And Melanie Klein.--jacket. Carmen And Other Representations -- Dark Traces -- Repressed Desires -- Applied Psychoanalysis -- In The Depths -- Analyses Of The Ego -- Anxiety And Helplessness -- Synthesis And A New Debate -- Great Men. Herman Westerink. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 303-313) And Index. Translated From The Dutch. Content: A Dark Trace Contents Introduction Chapter 1. Carmen and other representations 1.1 Introduction 1.2 "Our bugles sounding the Retreat" 1.3 Moral treatment 1.4 A morally disturbing case 1.5 Moral character 1.6 A defensive ego 1.7 Self-reproach 1.8 Moral judgements 1.9 Seduction and self-reproach 1.10 Stories 1.11 Assessment Chapter 2. Dark traces 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Your guilt isn't the same as mine 2.3 The dead kill 2.4 "Thus conscience doth make cowards of us all" 2.5 The dark trace of an old guilt 2.6 "My 'ought' set before me" 2.7 Primary and secondary processes. Chapter 3. Repressed desires3.1 Introduction 3.2 Formation and utilization of sexuality 3.3 Weaknesses in the system 3.4 Attack and defence 3.5 Dominated by guilt 3.6 Cultural morality 3.7 Hostility toward the father Chapter 4. Applied psychoanalysis 4.1 Introduction 4.2 The choices of Freud's followers 4.3 A single principle 4.4 The prohibition behind the imperative 4.5 Ambivalent feelings 4.6 Projection 4.7 Conscience 4.8 Systems of thought 4.9 An ancient guilt Chapter 5. In the depths 5.1 Introduction 5.2 The depth surfaces 5.3 The downfall of self-reproach. 5.4 "The youth sees himself as an idol"5.5 Self-regard 5.6 Feelings of hate 5.7 When erotism and sense of guilt go hand in hand 5.8 The sense of guilt must be set at rest 5.9 "Becoming is impossible without destruction" Chapter 6. Analyses of the ego 6.1 Introduction 6.2 "The Sphinx of ancient legend" 6.3 "A psychological crowd" 6.4 Emotional bonds 6.5 Identification: from Oedipus complex to sense of guilt 6.6 "The only pre-psychoanalytic thinker" 6.7 Towards an unconscious sense of guilt 6.8 The Oedipus complex and the superego 6.9 Unconscious sense of guilt. 6.10 The problem of masochism6.11 Conclusion Chapter 7. Anxiety and helplessness 7.1 Introduction 7.2 Birth and the feeling of guilt 7.3 Castration anxiety and the sense of guilt 7.4 Helpless and dissatisfied 7.5 Illusion and science 7.6 Dogma and compulsion 7.7 Critique 7.8 The apologetics of a godless Jew 7.9 Considerations Chapter 8. Synthesis and a new debate 8.1 Introduction 8.2 "The man of fate" 8.3 An instinctual character 8.4 La sensation religieuse 8.5 Impossible happiness 8.6 Hostility to civilization 8.7 Loving thy neighbour. 8.8 Schiller and Goethe: The Philosophers8.9 Struggle 8.10 Anxiety and the sense of guilt once again 8.11 Drive renunciation 8.12 Discontents 8.13 A new debate 8.14 Considerations Chapter 9. Great men 9.1 Introduction 9.2 Moses the Egyptian 9.3 Akhenaton and monotheism 9.4 The Kadesh compromise 9.5 What is a great man? 9.6 St Paul 9.7 The sense of guilt and the return of the repressed 9.8 Assessments Concluding considerations Literature Index. Figures of the Unconscious, No. 8Sigmund Freud, in his search for the origins of the sense of guilt in individual life and culture, regularly speaks of "reading a dark trace," thus referring to the Oedipus myth as a myth about the problem of human guilt. In Freud's view, this sense of guilt is a trace, a path, that leads deep into the individual's mental state, into childhood memories, and into the prehistory of culture and religion. Herman Westerink follows this trace and analyzes Freud's thought on the sense of guilt as a central issue in his work, from the earliest studies on the moral and "guilty" characters of the hysterics, via later complex differentiations within the concept of the sense of guilt, and finally to Freud's conception of civilization's discontents and Jewish sense of guilt. The sense of guilt is a key issue in Freudian psychoanalysis, not only in relation to other key concepts in psychoanalytic theory but also in relation to Freud's debates with other psychoanalysts, including Carl Jung and Melanie Klein. "Sigmund Freud, in his search for the origins of the sense of guilt in individual life and culture, regularly speaks of "reading a dark trace," thus referring to the Oedipus myth as a myth about the problem of human guilt. In Freud's view, this sense of guilt is a trace, a path, that leads deep into the individual's mental state; into childhood memories, and into the prehistory of culture and religion. Herman Westerink follows this trace and analyzes Freud's thought on the sense of guilt as a central issue in his work, from the earliest studies on the moral and "guilty" characters of the hysterics, via later complex differentiations within the concept of the sense of guilt, and finally to Freud's conception of civilization's discontents and Jewish sense of guilt. The sense of guilt is a key issue in Freudian psychoanalysis, not only in relation to other key concepts in psychoanalytic theory but also in relation to Freud's debates with other psychoanalysts, including Carl Gustav Jung and Melanie Klein."--BOOK JACKET. Sigmund Freud, in his search for the origins of the sense of guilt in individual life and culture, regularly speaks of “reading a dark trace”, thus referring to the Oedipus myth as a myth on the problem of human guilt. The sense of guilt is indeed a trace that leads deep into the individual's mental life, into his childhood life, and into the prehistory of culture and religion. In this book this trace is followed and thus Freud's thought on the sense of guilt as a central issue in his work is analyzed, from the earliest studies on the moral and “guilty” characters of the hysterics, via the later complex differentiations in the concept of the sense of guilt, unto the analyses of civilization's discontents and Jewish sense of guilt. The sense of guilt is a key issue in Freudian psychoanalysis, not only in relation to other key concepts in psychoanalytic theory, but also in relation to debates with others, such as Carl Gustav Jung or Melanie Klein, Freud was engaged in.