Routledge - Cruelty, Sexuality, and the Unconscious in Psychoanalysis

In Cruelty, Sexuality, and the Unconscious in Psychoanalysis, Touria Mignotte presents a new way to understand cruelty. This work connects the life sciences and quantum physics to show how cruelty structures living beings and the unconscious. By looking at these connections, the book brings together major psychoanalytic theories to offer a fresh perspective on human science. The text examines the ideas of Freud, Lacan, Winnicott, and Klein, while also including perspectives from thinkers focused on autism. It explores how the life sciences provide insight into the struggles that happen within primitive environments. This book is a significant resource for those studying how the body and the unconscious function together. It offers a way to integrate different psychoanalytic currents into a single, cohesive study of human nature and the biological foundations of our psychological experiences.