The absolute state of mind refers to a core disposition in society and the individual. In
society, it is clearest in religious, especially fanatical, fundamentalism; in the individual, in a …

Abstract Igra L. Myth or Delusion? An Exploration of Open and Closed States of Mind. In
Forum Psychoanal 1997; 6: 25-31. Stockholm, ISSN 0803-706X. The relationship between …

Fundamentalism has increasingly become a part of the political discourse in western
countries and is to a large degree associated Islamic Jihadism. Fundamentalism has …

In her book on the origins, nature and contemporary global significance of religious
fundamentalism, Karen Armstrong cites the example of an early twentieth-century, ultra …

In this paper I describe a certain state of mind that, conjoined with cultural and group
processes, leads to fundamentalism, and with further developments, to coercive and violent …

The conception of the unconscious with which we should be concerned, I will take it, is that
of psychoanalysis. There are of course many ways of theorizing mental states which are not …

Abstract I have argued (Carveth, 2013) that, coinciding with the rise of neoliberalism and the
culture of narcissism, psychoanalytic concern with problems of guilt and the superego was …

THOMAS OGDEN: On reading Riccardo Lombardi's Formless Infinity (2015), a thought
occurred to me regarding the place of his work in the evolving psychoanalytic conception of …

During the past 20 years, religious and political fundamentalism has produced a number of
barbaric terrorist attacks which have strongly shaken public opinion in the Western world …

The opening chapter investigates the role of the mental in mental disorders. Cardella aims to
show that the notion of mental disorders used by most psychiatrists is based on some …