{"product_id":"bion-an-introduction-9781912691838","title":"Bion: An Introduction","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBion’s life spanned key events in the twentieth century. Born in India in 1897, he came to boarding school in England aged 8 and at 18 fought in the tanks in World War One. He trained as a doctor between the wars and, in his World War Two work for the army, he was an innovator. After the war, he became a patient of Melanie Klein, qualified as a psychoanalyst, and was part of an extraordinary period in psychoanalysis of work with psychotic mechanisms in patients. In the late 1950s, he identified the configuration container\/contained as being at the heart of human development. He looked outside of psychoanalysis to philosophers, scientists, mathematicians, and even theo-mystical thinkers. His work evolved radically throughout the 1960s and, at age 70 when many would be thinking of slowing down, he emigrated to California and began to travel internationally, giving lectures and supervisions across three continents. After Freud, Bion appears to be the most quoted psychoanalyst of our time and this book provides the opportunity, even for those familiar with his work, to gain insight into its sheer breadth, showcased so brilliantly in this slim volume.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eAs author of \u003cem\u003eBion: 365 Quotes\u003c\/em\u003e, Nicola Abel-Hirsch’s immersion in Bion’s vast \u003cem\u003eœuvre\u003c\/em\u003e has enabled a comprehensive introduction to Bion and his work. Her lightness of touch, whilst retaining the necessary depth, makes it a joy to read. Bion and his work can be somewhat enigmatic but Abel-Hirsch’s understanding offers the ideal introduction to the man and his work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Nicola Abel-Hirsch is a masterful teacher of Bion's works; knowledgeable of his history as an individual and a psychoanalyst. Like the best of teachers, she knows her subject intimately and explains even the most obscure concepts clearly. Her new book, \u003cem\u003eBion: An Introduction\u003c\/em\u003e, displays her deep appreciation and knowledge of the work of Bion. I highly recommend \u003cem\u003eBion: An Introduction\u003c\/em\u003e to all clinicians and psychoanalysts who want to understand Bion's life and work in depth.’\u003c\/p\u003e -- Lawrence J. Brown, author of 'Transformational Processes in Clinical Psychoanalysis: Dreaming, Emotions and the Present Moment' and 'On Freud's “Moses and Monotheism”'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Underpinned by six opening thoughts and six closing thoughts as pointers, \u003cem\u003eBion: An Introduction\u003c\/em\u003e is a masterpiece that captures the heart of Bion’s life and works brilliantly. Nicola Abel-Hirsch’s intimate knowledge of the thinking of W. R. Bion, combined with her deep capacity to dialogue with disciplines such as mathematics, philosophy, literature, the arts, and science, enables her to tackle a wide range of topics in a high-quality, original work. \u003cem\u003eBion: An Introduction\u003c\/em\u003e is an essential, up-to-date, scholarly book for the study and exploration of Bion which intelligently stimulates new paths for thinking and dreaming.’\u003c\/p\u003e -- Jani Santamaría, co-editor of 'Autistic Phenomena and Unrepresented States: Explorations in the Emergence of Self'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Nicola Abel Hirsch has written a short, comprehensive new book on Bion, encompassing and interweaving his life and the progression of his work from the first to the final books and papers. Her extensive knowledge and profound understanding of Bion’s immense contribution to psychoanalysis makes her the ideal author for this book. The book is a pleasure to read; we feel her deeply engaged presence throughout, as if in a vivid dialogue with Bion in which she is always trying to understand him better. The compactness of the format consistently avoids over-simplification; one is left with an experience of fluidity and integration, and a sense of satisfaction for having been offered an accomplished, lively portrait of Bion the man and Bion the thinker.’\u003c\/p\u003e -- Ignês Sodré, author of 'Imaginary Existences: A Psychoanalytic Exploration of Phantasy, Fiction, Dreams and Daydreams'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrologue\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eAbout the author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eFive opening thoughts\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1. Bion’s war\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Battle of Cambrai\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eTanks\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eWar languages\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eAmiens\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eTurning the guns round\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2. Oxford, medicine, Samuel Beckett\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe 1920s and 1930s\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eSome detail\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eBion and Samuel Beckett\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e3. What groups do\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe 1940s\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eStarting to ask questions again\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eWorld War Two work: including Northfield\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Tavistock groups: including Bion the observer, basic assumptions\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn eyewitness account of Bion’s group-work\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e(From an occasion when Bion took a group in 1964 for about four months)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e4. A time of membership\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eLate 1940s\/1950s\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnalysis with Klein and Klein’s group of 4\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Imaginary Twin\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e‘Verbal thinking’ in the 50s papers\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eBion and Winnicott\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e5. A breakthrough\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eAnd then Bion made a breakthrough\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eOn Arrogance (1958)\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eAttacks on Linking (1959)\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eBraithwaite and Frege\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe beginning of Bion’s ‘cogitations’\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e6. Going back to beginnings\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eIndia\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eBishop Stortford School\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e7. Thinking\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Theory of Thinking\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eHume and Kant\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e8. Opening up his own thinking: \u003cem\u003eLearning from Experience\u003c\/em\u003e (1962)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe “name givers”\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eAlpha-function\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eBeta elements\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eContainer\/contained\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eBion’s own clinical work in this period\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eGalileo and Poincaré\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e9. A new instrument: \u003cem\u003eElements of Psychoanalysis\u003c\/em\u003e (1963)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Grid\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eReversible Perspective\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn eyewitness account of Bion’s clinical work in the 1960s\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e10. Going as far as possible: \u003cem\u003eTransformations: Change from Learning to Growth\u003c\/em\u003e (1965)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eTransformations and Invariants\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eBion’s own clinical work in this period\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe emergence of ’O’: the last chapter of Transformations\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlato and Milton\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e11. Talking about his findings\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eMemory and Desire 1965\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eCatastrophic Change 1966\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Commentary to Second Thoughts: Selected Papers on Psycho-Analysis 1967\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e12. Los Angeles 1967\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eSpectrum\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eDispute with Greenson\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e13. Elaborations: \u003cem\u003eAttention and Interpretation: A Scientific Approach to Insight in Psycho-Analysis and Groups\u003c\/em\u003e (1970)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eContainer\/contained\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eSuffering\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eIntuition and ‘F’[Faith]\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eBion’s own clinical work in this period\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn eyewitness account of Bion’s clinical work in the 1970s\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e14. International lectures, seminars and supervisions\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Brazilian Lectures\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Brazilian Clinical Seminars\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Tavistock Seminars\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Italian Seminars\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e15. Autobiography and \u003cem\u003eA Memoir of the Future\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eBion’s autobiography\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Memoir of the Future\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFive closing thoughts\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eBrief glossary\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eBibliography\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Karnac Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48742688555351,"sku":"9781912691838","price":17.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781912691838.jpg?v=1720062439","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/bion-an-introduction-9781912691838","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}