The authors showcased here represent the exceptional work being done by both scholars and practitioners working at the crossroads between psychology and philosophy in order to rethink the foundations of their disciplines. The Ethical Turn: Otherness and subjectivity in contemporary psychoanalysis guides readers into the heart of this fresh and exciting movement and includes contributions from many leading thinkers, who provide fascinating new avenues for enriching our responses to suffering and understandings of human identity. It will be of use to psychoanalysts, professionals in psychology, postgraduate students, professors and other academics in the field.
David M. Goodman is the Associate Dean at the Woods College of Advancing Studies at Boston College, the Director of Psychology and the Other and a Teaching Associate at Harvard Medical School/Cambridge Hospital. He has written over a dozen articles, a book titled The Demanded Self: Levinasian Ethics and Identity in Psychology (Duquesne University Press, 2012) and has co-edited several books on the intersection of psychology and philosophy. Dr. Goodman is also a licensed clinical psychologist and has a private practice in Cambridge, MA.
Eric R. Severson is a philosopher specializing in the work of Emmanuel Levinas. He is author of the books Levinas's Philosophy of Time (Duquesne University Press, 2013) and Scandalous Obligation (Beacon Hill Press, 2011), and editor of several other works. He currently teaches for both Seattle University and Seattle Pacific University.