Alterity

Häftad, Engelska, 2023

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Through the lens of mimetic theory, distinguished French psychiatrist Jean-Michel Oughourlian shows how to spot and address rivalry in our lives and become open to healthier, more genuine relationships. This important study demonstrates the toxic and pathogenic mechanisms at work in physical ailments and mental disturbances and reveals a common cause: alterity, the other. Oughourlian maintains that the real question in attempting to resolve issues of rivalry is not “What is your problem?” but rather “Who is your problem?” This type of discord with the other—be it a friend, colleague, or family member—becomes visible through generalized stress. This stress manifests in psychosomatic symptoms and may even contribute to the development of organic diseases. The most important factor in healing these maladies, then, is to recognize the other with whom we are in rivalry.

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Utgivningsdatum2023-03-01
Mått152 x 229 x undefined mm
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieStudies in Violence, Mimesis & Culture
Antal sidor101
FörlagMichigan State University Press
ISBN9781611864519
ÖversättareMcKenna, Andrew J.

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Jean-Michel Oughourlian is the former chief of psychiatry at the American Hospital of Paris and a former professor of clinical psychopathology at the Sorbonne. He collaborated with René Girard on Things Hidden since the Foundation of the World (1978) and has authored several books on psychiatry, neuroscience, and mimetic theory, including The Genesis of Desire (2008), Psychopolitics (2012), and The Mimetic Brain (2016). He is a founding member of the Association Recherches Mimétiques, a French organization devoted to René Girard’s thought.

Contents Preface I. Vertical Alterity II. Horizontal Alterity III. Avatars and Problems Posed by Alterity IV. A Concise History of Alterity V. Toward the Discovery of Alterity VI. Alterity in the Creation of Man and Woman in Plato and Greek Mythology VII. The Clinical Reality of Alterity VIII. Alterity in Physical Medicine IX. Mimetic Psychotherapy: Illnesses and Problems Alterity from Day to Day Guilt Comparison Envy and Jealousy Love Anxiety and Anguish Do These Problems Have Solutions? Gladiators, Bull Fights, Boxing Matches Games of Chance and Games of Intelligence Alcoholism Impersonators Terrorism Alterity without Rivalry: Masks XI. The Otherizing of the Gods Conclusion References Research Bibliography Index