Richard Wollheim
Freud: A Modern Master: Second Edition
Now available again in paperback. A fine, concise account of the life and work of Freud, which might prove useful to anyone seeking a general overview before plunging into Freud's works. (more)
The Thread of Life
An approach to the philosophical understanding of a person. Countering prevailing theories on the nature of persons, it submits an account of the mind dynamically conceived and proposes that we take... (more)
On the emotions
An account of the emotions, using insights from literature, psychoanalysis and philosophy. Starting from the premise that emotions form a distinct psychological category, Wollheim argues that they... (more)
Germs: A Memoir of Childhood
A remarkable exploration of his childhood by the late Richard Wollheim, one of the English-speaking worlds most distinguished postwar thinkers, and the author of many acclaimed works of philosophy,... (more)
Philosophical Essays on Freud
This volume of essays, by some of today's leading philosophers, explores all these topics, as well as the methods, results and status of the theory itself, while two 'classical' discussions by... (more)