Being for the other : Emmanuel Levinas, ethical living and psychoanalysis PDF
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Being For The oTher emmanuel levinas, eThical living and Psychoanalysis Paul marcus Being For The oTher emmanuel levinas, eThical living and Psychoanalysis marquette stuDies in PhiLosoPhy no. 65 anDrew taLLon, series eDitor Library of Congress CataLoging-in-PubLiCation Data Marcus, Paul, 1953- Being for the other : Emmanuel Levinas, ethical living and psychoanalysis / Paul Marcus. p. cm.—(Marquette studies in philosophy ; no. 65) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13: 978-0-87462-763-3 (pbk. : alk. paper) ISBN-10: 0-87462-763-X (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Levinas, Emmanuel. 2. Psychoanalysis. 3. Ethics. 4. Other (Philosophy) I. Title. B2430.L484M365 2008 170.92—dc22 2008041411 © 2008 Marquette University Press Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201-3141 All rights reserved. www.marquette.edu/mupress/ founded 1916 founDeD 1916 The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of the American National Standard for Information Sciences— Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1992. TaBle oF conTenTs Chapter 1: Te Challenge of Levinas to Psychoanalysis ................... 11 Chapter 2: Responsibility for the Other… ....................................... ..39 Chapter 3: Te Horror of Existence ................................................... 69 Chapter 4: Love without Lust .............................................................. 97 Chapter 5: Eroticism and Family Love ..............................................125 Chapter 6: Making Sufering Suferable ...........................................153 Chapter 7: Religion without Promises ..............................................193 Chapter 8: Towards a Levinasian-inspired, Ethically-infused Psychoanalysis .......................................................219 Bibliography .........................................................................................247 Index ......................................................................................................263 to my Late mother “Freud was consulted by a young poet and university student, Bruno Goetz, who sufered from persistent headaches. After an hour’s dis- cussion, in which it emerged that Goetz spent what little money he had on books, Freud gave him a sealed envelope, containing a prescrip- tion, and also warned him that psychoanalysis might not be good for poetry. When Goetz opened the envelope, he found both diagnosis and cure: the headaches were caused by hunger, and money was en- closed to spend on food.” D.J. Enright, Interplay ‘Te only morality is therefore one of kindness.” Emmanuel Levinas Difcult Freedom acknowledgemenTs would like to thank a number of friends and colleagues who have been very generous in their willingness to be helpful to me during It he writing of this book. My good friend, William B. Helmreich, Professor of Sociology and Judaic Studies, graciously read every word of the manuscript, made constructive criticisms and always made time in his busy life to discuss his comments. Levinas scholar, Pro- fessor B.C. Hutchens and Levinasian-inspired psychologist, Professor George Kunz also read the entire manuscript and provided me with valuable comments for which I am most grateful. Tanks also go to Levinas scholars, Professors Richard A. Cohen, David Ross Fryer and Edith Wyschogrod who have read specifc chapters and ofered very useful comments as did psychoanalyst, Charlotte Schwartz from the National Psychological Association for Psychoanalysis (NPAP). Pro- fessor Richard N. Williams also made thoughtful comments during and after a presentation I made at George Kunz’s yearly conference, “Psychology For the Other: Emmanuel Levinas and Psychology” at Seattle University. Michael Eigen, the editor of the NPAP’s Psycho- analytic Review also deserves appreciation for encouraging me to do a special issue of the journal on Levinas and Psychoanalysis. Finally, my beloved wife Irene, a child and adult psychoanalyst, and the mother of our two wonderful children. For her kindness, support, and overwhelming reasonableness, I am grateful beyond words. Paul Marcus about the author Paul Marcus, Ph.D., is a supervising and training analyst for the Na- tional Psychological Association for psychoanalysis. He is the author of Ancient Religious Wisdom, Spirituality and Psychoanalysis, and Au- tonomy in the Extreme Situation: Bruno Bettelheim, the Nazi Concentra- tion Camps and the Mass Society, among other books.
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