Donald Winnicott
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| + | '''Donald Woods Winnicott''' (7 April 1896 – 25 January 1971) was an English [[paediatrician]] and [[psychoanalyst]] who was especially influential in the field of [[object relations theory]] and [[developmental psychology]]. He was a leading member of the [[British Independent Group (psychoanalysis)|British Independent Group]] of the [[British Psychoanalytical Society]], President of the [[British Psychoanalytical Society]] twice (1956–1959 and 1965–1968), and a close associate of [[Marion Milner]]. | ||
| - | Philosophical '''Animalism''' is the notion that humans are animals. [[Eric T. Olson (philosopher)]] is an example of a philosopher who supports the view that we are animals. | + | Winnicott is best known for his ideas on the [[true self and false self]], the [[Good enough parent|"good enough" parent]], and the [[transitional object]]. He wrote several books, including ''Playing and Reality'', and over 200 papers. |
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| - | According to the German philosopher [[W. Sombart]], "Animalism", in opposition to "Hominism", contains every ideology that give up the notion of humans possessing a life-form of their own, and understands them as a part of nature, as an animal specie. | + | * [[Adam Phillips (psychologist)]] |
| - | + | * [[Capacity to be alone]] | |
| - | Animalism is unpopular among philosophers, theologians and writers of the western culture. Though, [[Friedrich Nietzsche]] and [[Jacques Derrida]] are some very famous animalists. There is even written a book about Nietzsche's animal philosophy, and among philosophers today, by the anarcho-primitivist philosopher [[John Zerzan]]. All [[anarcho-primitivism]] is more or less animalistic. It advocates a political equality between animals, plants and humans, where all domestication should be quitted. | + | * [[Eidolon (apparition)]] |
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| - | Although, it has been discussed by analytical philosophers if some of the cornerstone points of human ethics and onthology transpire from discrete aspects of the function of mind that generates a chain reaction from self awareness and agency to the constitution of a concept of soul, and if those aspects could be found if a similar theory of mind is sketched on the rest of the animals; For instance, Felipe Andrusco (psychoanalyst and analytical philosopher) postulates a similitude at the states of infancy, taking some remarks on animal characterization on babies noted by [[Donald Winnicott]] and [[Giorgio Agamben]]. | + | * [[Joseph J. Sandler]] |
| - | + | * [[Reparation (psychoanalysis)]] | |
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Donald Woods Winnicott (7 April 1896 – 25 January 1971) was an English paediatrician and psychoanalyst who was especially influential in the field of object relations theory and developmental psychology. He was a leading member of the British Independent Group of the British Psychoanalytical Society, President of the British Psychoanalytical Society twice (1956–1959 and 1965–1968), and a close associate of Marion Milner.
Winnicott is best known for his ideas on the true self and false self, the "good enough" parent, and the transitional object. He wrote several books, including Playing and Reality, and over 200 papers.
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See also
- Adam Phillips (psychologist)
- Capacity to be alone
- Eidolon (apparition)
- Good enough parent
- Joseph J. Sandler
- Reparation (psychoanalysis)
- Unthought known
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