1st Edition

Deleuze and Psychology Philosophical Provocations to Psychological Practices

By Maria Nichterlein, John Morss Copyright 2017
188 Pages
by Routledge

188 Pages
by Routledge

188 Pages
by Routledge

An increasing number of scholars, students and practitioners of psychology are becoming intrigued by the ideas of Gilles Deleuze and of Felix Guattari. This book aims to be a critical introduction to these ideas, which have so much to offer psychology in terms of new directions as well as critique. Deleuze was one of the most prominent philosophers of the 20 th century and a figure whose... Read more

1. A Walk in the Park 2. A Question of Failed Identity: Psychology’s unit of Analysis 3. Empirical Becomings: The Problematic position of Psychology’s Method 4. The Actuality of Multitudes 5. A Practical Approach: Deleuze and the Clinic

Biography

Maria Nichterlein PhD is a psychologist working both in private practice and as a Senior Clinician at the Youth Brief Intervention Service at Austin CAMHS in Melbourne, Australia.

John R Morss PhD is a Senior Lecturer at Deakin University Law School, and a member of the Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, Melbourne, Australia.

"With Deleuze and Psychology, Maria Nichterlein and John Morss bring the critical and creative potential of Deleuze’s philosophy to bear on psychiatric theory and clinical practice. They do so with deep understanding, analytical clarity and an unwavering commitment to illuminating examples and cases. This is a landmark book on philosophy and psychology." James Williams, author of Gilles Deleuze’s Difference and Repetition: a Critical Introduction and Guide