Un psiquiatra infantil y autor que profundiza en las complejidades de la ética social y la psique humana. Su trabajo como profesor en la Universidad de Harvard lo posiciona como un agudo observador de la condición humana, ofreciendo profundas perspectivas sobre la vida interior de los individuos.
For 30 years Robert Coles has been talking and listening to children all over the world and recording their responses to crises, to hardship and sorrow and to moral and political pressure. In this one of eight volumes in his Pulitzer Prize-winning series, Children of Crisis, he speaks to and for the religious and spiritual lives of children, conveying their views of salvation and righteousness, their experience of God and their ways of understanding the ultimate meaning of their own lives.
Flannery O'Connor's South offers a forceful analysis, both literary and philosophical, of Flannery O'Connor's life and literature. First published in 1980, this study draws upon Robert Coles' personal experiences in the South during the civil rights movement of the late 1950s and early 1960s, his brief acquaintance with Flannery O'Connor, and his careful readings of her works. The voices and gestures of the people Coles met in the South help illuminate the social scene that influenced one of the region's most valuable and interesting writers.
A Psychiatrist Struggles to Understand His Patients and Himself
158 páginas
6 horas de lectura
In recalling the process of helping patients ferret out the past from the deep recesses of their minds, To Wrestle with Demons offers a rare glimpse of a psychiatrist's innermost thoughts about how his work affects patients, deeply moves him, and reflects the society in which we live.
A Harvard psychiatrist presents an intimate and thought-provoking collection of case histories that explores a wide range of sexual problems while providing an illuminating look at the process of psychotherapy. "Glenmullen's case histories . . . have the feel of detective stories".--Chicago Tribune.
An intriguing introduction to Weil's quest to integrate faith, philosophy and
justice for the oppressed. Details her short, eventful life and shows her
profound spiritual influence on thinkers from T. S. Eliot and Flannery
O'Connor to Albert Camus. schovat popis
In this searching, vivid inquiry Robert Coles shows how children struggle with questions of moral choice. Bringing to life the voices of children from a rich diversity of backgrounds, he explores their reactions to movies and stories, their moral conduct, their conversations and relationships with friends and family, and their anxieties about themselves and the fate of the world. Whether they are from the poorest classes of Rio de Janeiro or middle-class America, these children lead lives of intense moral awareness.
Simone Weil is one of the few spiritual thinkers to give an adequate account for the place of suffering in our world. We traditionally view suffering as that which thwarts our most profound longings and happiness. Simone Weil insists that suffering is not a problem to overcome. Suffering, as it arises in the sacrifices of divine and human love is a fact of life, neither to be rejected nor invited, but also something that can shape human life by opening itself to the divine love. Here again is Springsted's comprehensive treatment of Simone Weil's religious insights, unique is her understanding of the scientific modern age without cynicism, meanwhile embracing much of traditional Christian spirituality without naivet. In her unusual approach that is new and yet draws on ancient thought, Weil supports a radical theology, insisting that the oppressed - with whom she identified - are not assisted by a transfer of power, but they must, like those in power, view suffering as a way of overcoming the human penchant for self-centeredness, and as a way of drawing closer to the world in love and as a whole.
"Sylvia Frumkin," a highly intelligent young girl, became a schizophrenic in her late teens and spent most of the next seventeen years in and out of mental institutions. Susan Sheehan, a talented reporter, followed "Sylvia" for almost a year talking with and observing her, listening to her monologues, sitting in on consultations with doctors - even for a period sleeping in the bed next to her in a psychiatric hospital.
Alle Kinder haben eine angeborene moralische Neugier, die durch die bewusste Förderung durch Eltern und Vorbilder zu einer soliden moralischen Intelligenz heranwachsen kann. Diese Prämisse leitet die Forschung und das Argument dieses bahnbrechenden und aufschlussreichen Blicks auf die moralische Entwicklung von Kindern; es ist sowohl ein nützlicher Leitfaden für Eltern als auch eine umfassende Studie der Jugendpsychologie. Jede der drei Abschnitte – frühe Kindheit, Grundschuljahre und Adolescenz – behandelt spezifische Dilemmata, die für diese Lebensphasen charakteristisch sind, und schlägt angemessene Reaktionen von Erwachsenen vor, die helfen werden, ein gut entwickeltes moralisches Bewusstsein bei ihren Kindern zu fördern.
Robert Coles' eindringliches intellektuelles Porträt bietet uns einen völlig neuen Blick auf Anna Freud. Sie war weit entfernt vom Stereotyp der distanzierten Analytikerin; sie war die warmherzige Führerin, das Ich-Ideal, der „gute Elternteil“ für ihre jungen Patienten. Basierend auf Jahren von Gesprächen und Korrespondenz sowie einem tiefen gemeinsamen Interesse an den inneren Leben von Kindern, die mit Widrigkeiten konfrontiert sind, erweckt Dr. Coles Anna Freud in ihren vielen Rollen zum Leben: Lehrerin, Theoretikerin, Heilerin, Führerin, Idealistin und Schriftstellerin.
