The Unconscious: A Conceptual Analysis (Studies in Philosophy Psychology) [Paperback]

Alasdair MacIntyre (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0710078005 | ISBN-13: 978-0710078001 | Publication Date: November 18, 1976 | Edition: New edition

This edition includes a substantial new preface by the author, in which he discusses repression, determinism, transference, and practical rationality, and offers a comparison of Aristotle and Lacan on the concept of desire. MacIntyre takes the opportunity to reflect both on the reviews and criticisms of the first edition and also on his own philosophical stance.

--This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Editorial Reviews

Review

'Interesting and very suggestive' Philosophical Review --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

About the Author

Alasdair MacIntyre is Research Professor of Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame. He is the author of After Virtue. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 110 pages
• Publisher: Routledge & Kegan Paul PLC; New edition edition (November 18, 1976)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0710078005
• ISBN-13: 978-0710078001
• Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 4.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,710,221 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Alasdair MacIntyre is Senior Research Professor of Philosophy, University of Notre Dame. He is the author of several bestselling books, including After Virtue, Whose Justice? Which Rationality?, and A Short History of Ethics (a Routledge Classic).