If you're fascinated by the idea of an unconscious mind, as I am, then this is a book for you. The victims were slowly sawed from their heads to the guts in such a manner that it would inflict the most pain without killing them soon. Unable to add item to List. There was a 2012 film based on this book but it left out 90% of what's in the book, plus added a bunch of sensational/sensual stuff that's not in the book. In 1907 Sigmund Freud and Carl Gustav Jung began what promised to be both a momentous collaboration and the deepest friendship of each man's life. John Kerr (1950–2016) is best known for writing A Most Dangerous Method, a book that became the basis for a play and a movie. and Vincent Cassel . A Most Dangerous Method. Three stars may be a little low for the amount of information and education. More ominously still, both men privately justified their disregard by implicitly casting her once more into the role of patient, as though that role somehow precluded a person from having a voice or a vision of his or her own. Reading it was arduous as I had to put it down many times to think about what author John Kerr had written. Viggo Mortensen . riveting. Welcome back. riveting. I was under the impression that this would be a book in plain english that would discuss in detail the affair between Spielrein and Jung as well as their relationship with Freud. Carl Jung: My love for you was the most important thing in my life. I did a BA with a psychology major back when dinosaurs roamed the earth. Mixed feelings. A very good description of the debate between Freud and Jung at the early years of psychoanalysis. Preoccupied with their own theories, and with each other, the two men simply did not pause even to take in the ideas of this junior colleague let alone to lend a helping hand in finding a more felicitous expression for her thought. Not a story for a layman interested in human psychology. It explains all kinds of cultural aspects of that time that I have never seen in print anywhere else. He was an editor at…. The most enjoyable parts of the book were some of the discussions about the Freud/Jung conflict and relationship, including the decided lack of the use of the scientific method in the development of psychoanalysis and the Christian/Jew conflict. He was an editor at The Analytic Press, a scholarly press specializing in works on psychoanalysis, and was coeditor and a contributor to Freud and the History of Psychoanalysis. Unusually balanced in its appreciation of the strengths of psychoanalysis and critique of its weaknesses. Excellent history of psychiatry and the writing style is superb, Reviewed in the United States on September 2, 2016. This is interesting and important history, but Kerr unfortunately seems to think that his historical research also qualifies him to declare absolutely which theories are objectively “correct” or “true”, on the basis of their author’s “genius”, with no reference to current scientific understanding and progress is psychology. There's nothing like two great men being revealed as two great, selfish and ego-centric men! Using Freud's theories and method, Jung has success in calming her, untwisting her and eventually liberating an intelligent inner mind. I still really do not know what the role of the woman is in the whole story. Please try your request again later. Although my PhD is in clinical psychology and I went through a long psychoanalysis ("ego psychology flavor"), all that was before much of the information presented in this book was uncovered and came to light. Michael Fassbender . Kerr was trained as a clinical psychologist at New York University. The two men ended up destroying possibilities as they jockey for control of psychoanalysis, and Sabrina gets jettisoned off not just the ship but clear off the page of the history concerned with psychology. The back and forth between the two protagonists is not particularly engaging and the author fails to put this into a larger context. . John Kerr (1950–2016) is best known for writing A Most Dangerous Method, a book that became the basis for a play and a movie.Kerr was trained as a clinical psychologist at New York University. John Kerr (1950-2016) is best known for writing A Most Dangerous Method, a book that became the basis for a play and a movie.Kerr was trained as a clinical psychologist at New York University. But both contributed important ideas to the way we look at ourselves. I am surprised at how much both Freud and Jung played Twister, painfully forcing "facts" (dreams and word associations and the such)into their previously constructed theories- kind of an early twentieth century psychological Fox News lite. A Dangerous Method is a movie about the relationships between Carl Jung, Sigmund Freud and Sabina Spielrein and the subsequent birth of psychoanalysis. In 1907, Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung began what promised to be both a momentous collaboration and the deepest friendship of each man’s life. We work hard to protect your security and privacy. The ratio in the book is much the reverse- mostly about the birth of pysch. Freud was a dogmatic suspicious and bitter old man. Learned, humane, and impossible to put down, A Most Dangerous Method is intellectual history with the narrative power and emotional impact of great tragedy. . Reudite and elegant." 4 stars means I "really liked it" as opposed to "very good"), I'm. Even the title, A Dangerous Method, is multi-layered. Jung was a womanizing ass focused on his navel. He was an editor at The Analytic Press, a scholarly press specializing in works on psychoanalysis, and was coeditor and a contributor to Freud and the History of Psychoanalysis. Furthermore, although he does present most of Spielrein’s side (at least of what is known) he has no self awareness or reflection on his own biases, which leads to some very odd omissions and emphases in his discussion of various texts and events. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. There's a problem loading this menu right now. The sheer amount of research that had to be involved in writing this must have been astounding. Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2019. No_Favorite. This is a monster of a book, huge and detailed and well written, full of dark ugly things. This exciting study sheds much new light on the vexed Jung-Freud partnership and on the current status of psychoanalysis. Soon lost in the jungle of jargon, I had to focus more on relationships and not the "whats" but the "hows." by Vintage Books. John Kerr (1950–2016) is best known for writing A Most Dangerous Method, a book that became the basis for a play and a movie.Kerr was trained as a clinical psychologist at New York University. This is an enjoyable, very readable history of the early days of the psychoanalytical movement. Pak mě ale napadlo: Mé nevědomí možná utváří osobnost, která není já, která však naléhavě usiluje o vyjádření. Even the title, A Dangerous Method, is multi-layered. You’ll need that fascination to sustain you through some 600 pages of detailed and painstaking chronicling of the Freud-Jung relationship and the early development of the psychoanalytic movement just after the turn of the 20th century. A Most Dangerous Method Early in his career therapist Alan Jacobs admired the ideas of Transactional Analysis guru Jacqui Lee Schiff. With Michael Fassbender, Keira Knightley, Viggo Mortensen, Vincent Cassel. Furthermore, although he does present most of Spielrein’s side (at least of what is known) he has no self awareness or reflection on his own biases, which leads to some very. Way too technical and detailed for my tastes. No big surprise that the book is more tame than the movie. Very educating. A Dangerous Method is a 2011 historical film directed by David Cronenberg and starring Keira Knightley, Viggo Mortensen, Michael Fassbender, and Vincent Cassel.The screenplay was adapted by writer Christopher Hampton from his 2002 stage play The Talking Cure, which was based on the 1993 non-fiction book by John Kerr, A Most Dangerous Method: The story of Jung, Freud, and Sabina Spielrein. Kerr is thorough, insightful, and respectful of the information. Six years later they were bitter antagonists, locked in a savage struggle that was as much personal and … What, for example, is still deemed correct or useful by the psychoanalytic community? A good modern history of Freud, the Freudians and this era. . It examined the relationship between Sigmund Freud, Carl Jung, and Sabina Spielrein. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. sempre meglio il libro che il film/sempre meglio il testo originale e non una traduzione/autore affidabile/chiaro e dettagliato/analitico e non dogmatico. About 200 pages into it, I realized I was only reading the book to read the book, and was no longer enjoying it. I don't think I've ever seen a clearer image o. Incredibly difficult to read, not because it's not good, because it really _is_ very good. Get this from a library! This is a special kind of absolute superlative. Reads like a PhD thesis - a very well written one- but the rigorous documentation used to bolster the story and the conclusions gets in the way of a "good read," and gives the book a tedious, repetitive feel. Six years later they were bitter antagonists, locked in a savage struggle that was as much personal and emotional as it was theoretical and professional. Sometimes he remembers that these are only his opinions and sometimes not! This book is unexpectedly funny, I find myself cracking up quite often. Spielrein's thoughts on sex and death was when she was the most alive on the page. 1. He was an editor at The Analytic Press, a scholarly press specializing in works on psychoanalysis, and was coeditor and a contributor to Freud and the History of Psychoanalysis. Fascinating look at the personalities of Freud and Jung, and at the place and time and milieu which gave us their theories. I don't think I've ever seen a clearer image of historical Europe at that time, and it makes totally clear how completely the wars turned civilization tragically upside down. —. Finally, it should be of interest to medical ethicists. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. I haven't seen the film but they always try to sex these things up don't they? To me, while Kerr's book seems to argue against an omnipresent road map to the unconscious, certain road signs do appear useful- word associations, archetypal symbols. It is not a novel, or a love story. We’d love your help. This is a good example of modern history as applied to the Freudians in a time when people in the inner circle have for the most part died off and there is less paranoia about revealing some of the underbelly of the times and the movement itself. Please try again. This is a phenomenal work of intellectual history, strongly feminist in both its rehabilitation of a forgotten woman psychoanalyst and in its persistent uncovering of the roots of supposedly universal theories in particular historical and personal experiences. This book is not for the casual reader. Worth it for the reader who wants to better understand the way ideas germinate and spread. Also, I was curious that this was aimed at a lay readership, since he examines the minutia of individual psychoanalytic meetings and conferences, but without contextualizing his reports. The author Kerr must have had walls covered in post-it notes as he trails detective like three people through the changes of psychiatry into psychoanalysis during the early 1900s. Way too technical and detailed for my tastes. 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