A short, fascinating introduction to the concept of attention from Britain's leading psychoanalyst, author of Missing Out and On Kindness.
What we find of interest may tell us more than we think...
'Everything depends on what, if anything, we find interesting: on what we are encouraged and educated to find interesting, and what we find ourselves being interested in despite ourselves. There is our official curiosity and our unofficial curiosity (and psychoanalysis is a story about the relationship between the two) . . .'
Based on three connected talks on the subject of attention, this pocket-sized book is a quirky and memorable introduction to the concept of our attention - how we spend it, and what it might tell us about ourselves. From Britain's pre-eminent psychoanalyst, this is an essential new addition to the Adam Phillips canon.
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| ISBN: | 9780241986721 |
| Publication date: | 4th July 2019 |
| Author: | Adam Phillips |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 144 pages |
| Genres: |
Psychoanalytical and Freudian psychology Analytical and Jungian psychology Humanistic psychology |
A short, fascinating introduction to the concept of attention from Britain's leading psychoanalyst, author of Missing Out and On Kindness.What we find of interest may tell us more than we think...'Everything depends on what, if anything, we find interesting: on what we are encouraged and educated to find interesting, and what we find ourselves being interested in despite ourselves. There is our official curiosity and our unofficial curiosity (and psychoanalysis is a story about the relationship between the two) . . .'Based on three connected talks on the subject of attention, this pocket-sized book is a quirky and memorable introduction to the concept of our attention - how we spend it, and what it might tell us about ourselves.
Attention Seeking features in the following genres: Psychoanalytical and Freudian psychology, Analytical and Jungian psychology, Humanistic psychology
Paperback. £8.99, down from the £9.99 cover price. In Stock.
Attention Seeking was written by Adam Phillips and published by Penguin Books an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd
Attention Seeking has 144 pages
£8.99, reduced from £9.99. In Stock.