18 books like La nausée

What to read after La nausée — books similar to it, matched on shared themes.

Round the Bend Nevil Shute · 1951 · ★ 4.1 · 384p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Tom Cutter runs an air charter service from Arabia to the Far East after the war. His best friend is the Russian-American Connie Shanklin. Connie works for Tom and inspires faith and hope in men of all denominations. Shares: Philosophical literature, Philosophy

Reason & violence R. D. Laing · 1964 · ★ 4.0 · 184p · ≈ 6h · Moderate A revolutionary compilation of speeches which produced a political groundwork for many of the radical movements in the following decades The now legendary Dialectics of Liberation congress, held in London in 1967, was a unique expression of the politics of dissent. Existential psychiatrists, Marxist intellectuals, anarchists, and political leaders met to discuss key social issues. Edited by David… Shares: Existentialism, Psychoanalysis, Philosophy

Einführung in das Wesen der Mythologie Carl Gustav Jung · 1949 · ★ 5.0 · 200p · ≈ 6h · Challenging _Essays on a Science of Mythology_ is a cooperative work between C. Kerényi, who has been called “the most psychological of mythologists,” and C. G. Jung, who has been called “the most mythological of psychologists.” Kerényi contributes an essay on the Divine Child and one on the _Kore_ (the Maiden), together with a substantial introduction and conclusion. Jung contributes a psychological… Shares: Psychanalyse, Psychoanalysis

Jenseits des Lustprinzips Sigmund Freud · 1920 · ★ 3.0 · 81p · ≈ 2h · Challenging p. 64 missing Shares: Psychanalyse, Psychoanalysis

Ecrits Jacques Lacan · 1966 · ★ 4.2 · 352p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Presents an English translation of Jacques Lacan's most famous work, with translations of all the papers featured in the original French edition. Shares: Psychanalyse, Psychoanalysis

Abriss der Psychoanalyse Sigmund Freud · 1949 · ★ 4.3 · 75p · ≈ 2h · Challenging One of fifteen volumes in the new Freud series commissioned for Penguin by series editor Adam Phillips. Part of a plan to generate a new, non-specialist Freud for a wide readership, which goes way beyond the institutional/clinical market and presents material to the reader in a new way. This volume will contain NEW INTRODUCTORY LECTURES IN PSYCHOANALYSIS and AN OUTLINE OF PSYCHOANALYSIS. Shares: Psychanalyse, Psychoanalysis

The science of living Alfred Adler · 1929 · ★ 3.9 · 264p · ≈ 8h · Challenging The Science of Living (Published in 1930) looks at Individual Psychology as a science. Adler discusses the various elements of Individual Psychology and its application to everyday life. This book includes sections on the inferiority complex, the superiority complex, and other related aspects like love, marriage, sex and sexuality, and the education of children. Concrete, particular, unique… Shares: Psychanalyse, Psychoanalysis

The Forgotten Language; An Introduction to the Understanding of Dreams, Fairy Tales, and Myths Erich Fromm · 1951 · 263p · ≈ 8h · Moderate In this book, the author presents a challenging discussion of the nature of the dream experience. Dr. Fromm offers his own concepts in dream interpretation, supported by numerous case histories. He presents a comprehensive study of the Oedipus myth, among other myths and fairy tales; outlines the differing approaches of Freud and Jung in relation to his own; and relates his perspectives on modern… Shares: Psychanalyse, Psychoanalysis, Philosophy

Les quatre concepts fondamentaux de la psychanalyse, 1964 Jacques Lacan · 1973 · ★ 3.0 · 290p · ≈ 9h · Moderate L'hospitalité reçue de l'Ecole normale supérieure, un auditoire très accru indiquaient un changement de front de notre discours. Pendant dix ans, il avait été dosé aux capacités de spécialistes ; sans doute seuls témoins recevables de l'action par excellence que leur propose la psychanalyse, mais, aussi bien, que les conditions de leur recrutement laissent très fermés à l'ordre dialectique qui… Shares: Psychanalyse, Psychoanalysis

Psychologische Typen Carl Gustav Jung · 1921 · ★ 4.5 · 653p · ≈ 21h · Challenging Overview: The book is rich in material drawn from literature, aesthetics, religion, and philosophy. The extended chapters that give general descriptions of the types and definitions of Jung's principal psychological concepts are key documents in analytical psychology. Shares: Psychanalyse, Psychoanalysis

Totem und Tabu Sigmund Freud · 1913 · ★ 3.7 · 186p · ≈ 6h · Challenging Freud investigates the function and structure of totemic systems among primitive peoples and presents a psychoanalytical study of modern taboos. Shares: Psychanalyse, Psychoanalysis

Autobiography as philosophy Thomas Mathien · 2006 · 272p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Most philosophical writing is impersonal and argumentative, but many important philosophers have nevertheless written accounts of their own lives. Filling a gap in the market for a text focusing on autobiography as philosophy, this collection discusses several such autobiographies in the light of their authors' broader work, and considers whether there are any philosophical tasks for which life… Shares: Philosophical literature, Philosophy

The hero with a thousand faces Joseph Campbell · 1949 · ★ 4.0 · 416p · ≈ 13h · Challenging Originally written by Campbell in the '40s-- in his pre-Bill Moyers days -- and famous as George Lucas' inspiration for "Star Wars," this book will likewise inspire any writer or reader in its well considered assertion that while all stories have already been told, this is not a bad thing, since the retelling is still necessary. And while our own life's journey must always be ended alone, the… Shares: Psychanalyse, Psychoanalysis

Die Traumdeutung Sigmund Freud · 1899 · ★ 3.8 · 692p · ≈ 23h · Demanding Die Werke von Sigmund Freud sorgsam zusammengetragen und gesammelt in E-Book-Ausgabe. Diese umfangreiche Sammlung der Werke des weltweit bekannten und berühmten österreichischen Neurologen, Tiefenpsychologen, Kulturtheoretikers, Religionskritikers und Begründers der Psychoanalyse enthält u. a.: Das Ich und das Es Über Psychoanalyse Totem und Tabu Die Traumdeutung Massenpsychologie und… Shares: Psychanalyse, Psychoanalysis

L'Homme révolté Albert Camus · 1951 · ★ 4.4 · 306p · ≈ 10h · Moderate The Rebel (French: L'Homme révolté) is a 1951 book-length essay by Albert Camus, which treats both the metaphysical and the historical development of rebellion and revolution in societies, especially Western Europe. Examining both rebellion and revolt, which may be seen as the same phenomenon in personal and social frames, Camus examines several' countercultural' figures and movements from the… Shares: Existentialism, Philosophy

A Primer of Freudian Psychology Calvin S. Hall · 1954 · ★ 3.7 · 130p · ≈ 4h · Moderate The purpose of this primer is to present clearly, briefly, and systematically the psychological theories advanced by Sigmund Freud. Freud's contributions in the areas of abnormal psychology, psychopathology, psychotherapy, and psychiatry have been summarized by a number of writers, but his work as a psychological theorist in the area of general psychology has not been presented in a systematic… Shares: Psychanalyse, Psychoanalysis

Eros and Civilization Herbert Marcuse · 1955 · ★ 3.9 · 271p · ≈ 9h · Moderate This is Herbert Marcuse's masterpiece which transfixed youth in the 1960s, convincing the New Left there was hope in revolutionary activity. It's also Marcuse encounter with Signmund Freud, well worth the time to decipher it. Narcuse is optimistic, in that if we tame or transform capitalism, we can fix ourselves. It's a far cry from Freud's pessimistic outlook. Shares: Psychanalyse, Psychoanalysis

The crisis of psychoanalysis Erich Fromm · 1932 · 184p · ≈ 6h · Challenging Dr. Fromm analyzes the role and promise of psychoanalysis in nine brilliant essays. Shares: Psychanalyse, Psychoanalysis

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