Beyond Psychology
by Otto Rank
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Author: Otto RankEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1958-06-01
ISBN: 0486204855
Number of pages: 291
Publisher: Dover Publications
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Book Review: Best for the Last?
Summary: 5 Stars
Rank's last book, the only one he wrote in English, was published two years after his untimely death in 1939. As his biographer (Acts of Will: The Life and Work of Otto Rank), I paid it too little heed, as some informants interviewed 25 years ago felt that because the book was not quite finished, it might have been altered in the process of getting it published. I now doubt that. Like other reviewers I find it slow going but rich, deep, sensitive, and brilliant. It requires and deserves re-reading. Unfortunately Dover has let it go out of print, but it seems to be readily available used. Only 1,000 of the hardback were printed; the paperback appeared around 1958 (several different covers were used). Another important Rank book first became available in a full English translation in 1998: Psychology and the Soul: A Study of the Origin, Conceptual Evolution, and Nature of the Soul.
Summary of Beyond Psychology
A plea for the acceptance of the irrational element in man ss the most vital part of human life. Rank discusses the ultimates - psychological concepts which go beyond the individual's makeup, such as fear of death, desire for immortality, sexuality, and the need for love - and the institutions which support these concepts.
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