Is Psychoanalysis a Science or Art? edited by Daniel S. Benveniste

Is Psychoanalysis a Science or an Art? Edited by Daniel S. Benveniste

This book is the print edition of the first issue of the on-line International Journal of Controversial Discussions (IJCD). The history of psychoanalysis is a history of controversial discussions that have provided a means of resolving problems or clarifying positions regarding theory, technique, and institutional power. The on-line IJCD, and its print editions, are not intended to present a single theoretical bias for like-minded theorists and clinicians to develop their ideas. Instead, we take on controversial topics and create a forum for discussions between colleagues who specifically do not think alike. The intention here is to create a village square for discussion and debate about controversial issues in psychoanalysis.

As the first topic to discuss, we chose the old question, Is psychoanalysis a science or an art? If it is a science, what kind of a science is it? If it is an art, what kind of art is it? And if it’s not a science or an art, what else could it be? This edition of the IJCD opens with a set of musings to orient the reader to some of the important issues involved in such questions. The rest are contributions from distinguished psychoanalysts presenting their ideas in concise articles followed by other analysts responding to the ideas presented. 

With Contributors: Daniel S. Benveniste, PhD, Robert Bergman, MD, Lucy Biven MAEd, BA, Marco Conci, MD, Margaret Crastnopol, PhD, Ofra Eshel, PsyD, Gerald J. Gargiulo, PhD, Jeffrey H. Golland, PhD, Horst Kächele, Dr.med. Dr.phil., Susan Kavaler-Adler, PhD, ABPP, NCPsyA, DLitt., Mehmet Sagman Kayatekin, MD, Zerrin Emel Kayatekin, MD, Adam M. Kelmenson, MS, Kimberly S. Kleinman, LCSW, Rómulo Lander, MD, Arthur Leonoff, PhD, Henry Zvi Lothane, MD, Merle Molofsky, NCPSYA, LP, Lois Oppenheim, PhD, Mark F. Poster, MD, Adriana Prengler, LMHC, FIPA.. Austin Ratner, MD, Arlene Kramer Richards, EdD, Arnold D. Richards, MD, Nathan Szajnberg, MD, Joseph Schachter, MD, PhD, Judith S. Schachter, MD, Leonie Sullivan, BSW, Ilene Wilets, PhD