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Jung and Levinas An ethics of mediation

By Frances Gray Copyright 2016
164 Pages
by Routledge

164 Pages
by Routledge

164 Pages
by Routledge

This book brings C.G. Jung into conversation with the French philosopher Emmanuel Levinas, taking a radical view of post-modernist theory which, the author argues, is relentlessly introverted. Frances Gray presents completely new research which extends analytical psychology into the world of dispute resolution in mediation within a deeply philosophical framework. Arguing that mediation is a... Read more

Acknowledgements.  Preface.  Introduction: Mediation as Therapeutics  1. Mediation as Therapy: Time and Memory  2. Narrative and Conversational Texts  3. The Face in the Ambiguity of Otherness  4. The Face in the Ambiguity of Otherness: Responsibility Issues  5. Thinking about Conflict: Strife and Love  6. Listening: Mediation as Ethics.  Conclusion: Sometimes None of This Works . . .

Biography

Frances Gray is an Honorary Senior Research Fellow in the School of History, Philosophy, Religion and Classics at the University of Queensland, Australia. She is a mediator and yoga teacher.