Courage of Simplicity

Relying on and developing the ideas of W.R. Bion, this book observes psychoanalytic thinking through three prisms: person, group and society. The book is divided into four sections. The first revolves around the individual. Clinical in its emphasis, it discusses Bion''s theory of thinking, his reading of the Oedipus myth and his notion of the "selected fact". These are illustrated by vignettes hig...