The Aesthetic Dimension of the Mind: Variations on a Theme of Bion

341 Pages·2009·2.61 MB·English

by  Lia Pistiner de Cortiñas

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CHAPTERTITLE I
THE AESTHETIC
DIMENSION OF
THE MIND
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THE AESTHETIC
DIMENSION OF
THE MIND
Variations on a Theme of Bion
Lia Pistiner de Cortiñas
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CONTENTS v
Heardmelodiesaresweet,butthoseunheard
Aresweeter;therefore,yesoftpipes,playon;
Nottothesensualear,butmoreendear’d,
Pipetothespiritdittiesofnotone:
OAtticshape!Fairattitude!Withbrede
Ofmarblemenandmaidensoverwrought,
Withforestbranchesandthetroddenweed;
Thou,silentform,dostteaseusoutofthought
Asdotheternity:ColdPastoral!
Whenoldageshallthisgenerationwaste,
Thoushaltremain,inmidstofotherwoe
Thanours,afriendtoman,towhomthousay’st,
‘Beautyistruth,truthbeauty’,__thatisallyouneed
Yeknowonearth,andallyeneedtoknow.
ODEONAGRECIANURN
JohnKeats
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CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS xi
ABOUT THE AUTHOR xiii
PREFACEby Dr James Grotstein xv
PREFACE TO THE SPANISHEDITIONby
Dr.AntonioSapienza xvii
INTRODUCTION:Theaestheticdimensionof the mind
and becoming oneself xxi
CHAPTER ONE
The psychic birthof emotionalexperience: themental
equipment for makingcontact and understanding the
psychic reality 1
CHAPTER TWO
Dreams and lies:thediscovery of psychic realityand the
aestheticdimensionof themind 45
CHAPTER THREE
Prenatal aspectsof themind:scienceand fiction in the
psychoanalytical game 69
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viii CONTENTS
CHAPTER FOUR
Approachingtruthandcatastrophicchange 113
CHAPTER FIVE
Traversingcaesuras and mentalgrowth: a scientific
explorationof insight 129
CHAPTER SIX
Somethoughts on theextensionof thepsychoanalytic
field in AMemoir of the Future 163
CHAPTER SEVEN
2001: ASpace Odyssey 175
CHAPTER EIGHT
Thefrozenautisticdesert andthecapacityto play:
developmentof theaestheticdimensionof the mind 199
CHAPTER NINE
Thegift of language inthe autisticworld: an exploration 239
APPENDIX: Glossaryof some Bionian terms 273
REFERENCES 295
BIBLIOGRAPHY 301
INDEX 303
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To my husband Jorge
and to my children Julian, Luciano and Eugenia