The sound system is supposed to be appropriate for the room size and if it wasn039. Menningers psychoanalytic study of selfdestructive tendencies in man is divided into six sections. He advocated treating offenders like the mentally ill. Man against himself karl augustus menninger snippet view 1938. Menninger writes, it is clear, extremely easy reading, and designed both for physicians.
Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. Menningers reputation for handling scientific material for the popular taste is based on his admirable work, the human mind. It is nothing new that the world is full o hate, that men destroy one another, and that our civilization has arisen from the ashes of despoiled peoples and decimated natural resources. Click to read more about man against himself by karl menninger. Drawing on the work of such pioneers as ferenczi, groddeck, jelliffe, white, alexander, and simmel, menninger shows that intelligent selfknowledge can bring selfrespect and understanding into mans psychological war against himselfon the side of selfpreservation. Man against himself by karl menninger librarything. In this landmark book, the impulse toward selfdestructiveness is examined as a misdirection of the instinct for survival, a turning inward of the aggressive behavior developed for selfpreservation. The distinguished menninger, often called the dean of american psychiatry was also a bestselling author whose landmark books, the human mind and man against himself, celebrated the need for. This is a very readable, wellwritten and interesting book. Man against himself download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Editorial in addition to the book that is our continued rom page 8 selection this month, and the early the h u m a n m i n d, karl menninger has p a s t o r a l p s y c h o l o g y, o n e a clergypublished several others including man and the other a psychiatrist, are love against hate, man against reported to be writing books on the. Comes now karl menninger himself, long on the firing line in defense of psychoanalysis, behavior sciences and motivation research, and pointing to symptoms labeled crimes, and attacking the inhumanity and stupidity of treating people with prisons and punishment. Stanford libraries official online search tool for books, media, journals, databases, government documents and more. As a young man menninger was inspired by his dentist who mentioned that anyone would be honored to work with dr.
It ranges through an immense field from the unusual viewpoint of the subject of suicide, a subject to which the author has already made important contributions. I have read some series of sherlock holmes about 1015 times man against himself hound of baskerville. Man against himself by karl augustus menninger, hardcover. In the crime of punishment, menninger argued that crime was preventable through psychiatric treatment.
Menninger, 1938, harcourt, brace edition, in english. The paperback of the man against him self by karl a. In 1919 the two menningers established the menninger. Karl augustus menninger was born on july 22 nd, 1893 in topeka, kansas, to charles and florence menninger. Karl augustus menninger july 22, 1893 july 18, 1990 was an american psychiatrist and a member of the menninger family of psychiatrists who founded the. Karl menninger humanitarian psychiatrist infinite fire. Author of the human mind, the crime of punishment, theory of psychoanalytic technique, man against himself, the vital balance, love against hate, karl a. His subsequent books include the vital balance, man against himself and. Love against hate is a 1942 book written by the american psychiatrist karl menninger who examines the war of instincts within each of us. In this landmark book, the impulse toward selfdestructiveness is examined as a misdirection of the instinct for survival, a turning inward of the aggressive. Buy a cheap copy of man against himself book by karl a.
Man against himself 1938 first edition menninger, karl a. Man against himself karl augustus menninger, menninger karl augustus snippet view 1938. One of the most absorbing books i have read in recent years joseph wood krutch. He analyzes it from the angle of its inherent connection with basic failings in human mentality, weaknesses, fears which show themselves in. One of the most absorbing books i have read in recent years joseph wood krutch, the nation. Click download or read online button to get man against himself book now. Semantic scholar extracted view of man against himself by karl a. It might not be as helpful to many readers as it was to me, but reading the book will enlighten all laymen to the frailty of the human mind when circuitry is confused by stress and anxiety. Now comes a new volume which deals with a subject from which people fight shy, suicide and all matters pertaining to it. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Menningers long role as a psychiatric educator led to the establishment of the karl menninger school of psychiatry and mental health sciences, a cooperative effort of. Karl augustus menninger american physician britannica. Recognizing the instinctual forces of love and hate and applying science for the encouragement of love instead of selfdestruction will result in the achievement of human happiness the book compromises ten chapters in total. When he was a young man visiting his dentist, he brought up his fathers dramatic pronouncement about setting up a family clinic, and his dentist said that anyone should be honored to work with his esteemed father.
I read the book in the mid 1970s, and i feel it was instrumental in my recovery from depression and anxiety. To see author affiliation and contact information as available in an article, simply click on the information icon next to the authors name in every journal article. Menninger man against himself id psychoanalysis scribd. In this landmark book, the impulse toward selfdestructiveness i. Karl augustus menninger was born on july 22, 1893, in topeka, to charles frederick and florence vesta kinsley menninger. Man against himself karl augustus menninger snippet view 1985. Man against himself by karl menninger pdf, epub ebook d0wnl0ad. Karl menninger man against himself karl menninger in this landmark book, the impulse toward selfdestructiveness is examined as a misdirection of the instinct for survival, a turning inward of the aggressive behavior developed for selfpreservation. The menninger foundation, started in 1941, was established for the purpose of research, training, and public education in psychiatry. Other articles where karl augustus menninger is discussed. Menninger man against himself free ebook download as pdf file. The human mind free ebook the human mind by karl a menninger across multiple fileformats including epub, doc, and pdf. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Karl menninger kansapedia kansas historical society.
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