Susanna Federici
Biographic Data
| ID | 8418903 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Susanna Federici |
| GIVEN NAMES | Susanna |
| FAMILY NAME | Federici |
| SIGNATURE | FEDERICI S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University at Buffalo, State University of New York |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1969 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Rediscovering a Sensitivity for the Environment in the Clinical Encounter
Taking into consideration that the psychophysical balance of the individual is in close relationship with the collective-environmental balance, thus the topic of the environment and climate change has a strong impact on our patients and on the cultural context in which the therapies take place. Susan Bodnar’s paper is an important contribution to assuming an active role as mental health professionals facing the impact of the climate crisis in the…
Connecting during a Paradoxical Time
On March 15th I wrote in the IARPP Forum: “At this time in which we are forced to distance from each other, it is of profound importance to ‘stubbornly’ cultivate a sense of connection and communit
Tragic Greek Wisdom and Young Kohut’s Empathic Understanding
My comments add some points for reflection and open-ended questions rather than a structured and exhaustive discourse to Dr. Dobson’s fascinating exploration of quite unknown aspects of Kohut’s personal experience and thought. Recalling Kohut’s essays on Courage and on Leadership I emphasize his open mind conception of simultaneous existence of different and even contradictory selves in the same person. I address the differences between the Odyss…
Viet Cong Philosophy
In discussing ideologies, Gramsci pointed out that, “according to Marxism, ideologies are all but arbitrary; they are historical facts that must be fought and unveiled in their character of instruments of domination, not because of ethical reasons, etc., but precisely for reasons of political struggle: in order to render those who are dominated independent from those that dominate them, in order to destroy a type of hegemony and create another on…
Montesquieu, la politique et l'histoire
It is a common trait of mediocre philosophers to project their own ideas into philosophers of the past. Such is the case with Althusser, who finds in Montesquieu an impressive forerunner of his own philosophy. In fact, he seems to have studied Montesquieu with the sole purpose of confirming his own philosophical “recipes” which are as open to criticism as this recent travesty of the past. Althusser's “recipes” are well-known: the epistemological …
Montesquieu, la politique et l'histoire
It is a common trait of mediocre philosophers to project their own ideas into philosophers of the past. Such is the case with Althusser, who finds in Montesquieu an impressive forerunner of his own philosophy. In fact, he seems to have studied Montesquieu with the sole purpose of confirming his own philosophical “recipes” which are as open to criticism as this recent travesty of the past. Althusser's “recipes” are well-known: the epistemological …
Montesquieu, la politique et l'histoire
It is a common trait of mediocre philosophers to project their own ideas into philosophers of the past. Such is the case with Althusser, who finds in Montesquieu an impressive forerunner of his own philosophy. In fact, he seems to have studied Montesquieu with the sole purpose of confirming his own philosophical “recipes” which are as open to criticism as this recent travesty of the past. Althusser's “recipes” are well-known: the epistemological …
Viet Cong Philosophy
In discussing ideologies, Gramsci pointed out that, “according to Marxism, ideologies are all but arbitrary; they are historical facts that must be fought and unveiled in their character of instruments of domination, not because of ethical reasons, etc., but precisely for reasons of political struggle: in order to render those who are dominated independent from those that dominate them, in order to destroy a type of hegemony and create another on…
Tragic Greek Wisdom and Young Kohut’s Empathic Understanding
My comments add some points for reflection and open-ended questions rather than a structured and exhaustive discourse to Dr. Dobson’s fascinating exploration of quite unknown aspects of Kohut’s personal experience and thought. Recalling Kohut’s essays on Courage and on Leadership I emphasize his open mind conception of simultaneous existence of different and even contradictory selves in the same person. I address the differences between the Odyss…
Connecting during a Paradoxical Time
On March 15th I wrote in the IARPP Forum: “At this time in which we are forced to distance from each other, it is of profound importance to ‘stubbornly’ cultivate a sense of connection and communit
Rediscovering a Sensitivity for the Environment in the Clinical Encounter
Taking into consideration that the psychophysical balance of the individual is in close relationship with the collective-environmental balance, thus the topic of the environment and climate change has a strong impact on our patients and on the cultural context in which the therapies take place. Susan Bodnar’s paper is an important contribution to assuming an active role as mental health professionals facing the impact of the climate crisis in the…
Epistemology (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Psychoanalysis (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Ideology (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Politics (2 works)