Robin S. Brown is a psychoanalyst and academic. His work has been associated with a “philosophical turn” in psychoanalysis, and has received interdisciplinary attention in the fields of
psychoanalysis
PsychoanalysisFrom Greek language, Greek: and is a set of theories and techniques of research to discover unconscious mind, unconscious processes and their influence on conscious mind, conscious thought, emotion and behaviour. Based on The Inte ...
,
analytical psychology
Analytical psychology (, sometimes translated as analytic psychology; also Jungian analysis) is a term referring to the psychological practices of Carl Jung. It was designed to distinguish it from Freud's psychoanalytic theories as their ...
, and
transpersonal psychology
Transpersonal psychology, or spiritual psychology, is an area of psychology that seeks to integrate the spiritual and transcendent human experiences within the framework of modern psychology.
Evolving from the humanistic psychology movement, ...
. He is the recipient of an award from the American Board and Academy of Psychoanalysis for his book, ''Psychoanalysis Beyond the End of Metaphysics: Thinking Towards the Post-Relational'' (Routledge). Joseph Cambray, president of the International Association of Analytical Psychology, described the book as: "A powerful, incisive critical analysis of the state of
contemporary psychoanalysis
''Contemporary Psychoanalysis'' is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal covering all aspects of psychoanalysis. It is published by Routledge on behalf of the William Alanson White Institute and the William Alanson White Psychoanalytic Society ...
"; while
Lewis Aron
Lewis Aron (December 21, 1952 – February 28, 2019) was an American psychoanalyst and psychotherapist, teacher and lecturer on psychotherapy and psychoanalysis who made contributions particularly within the specialty known as relational psychoan ...
referred to the book as "a penetrating and sophisticated critique"
Selected publications
* Brown, R.S. (2020)
''Groundwork for a Transpersonal Psychoanalysis: Spirituality, Relationship, and Participation'' Abingdon, UK; New York: Routledge.
* Brown, R. S. (2018). Imaginal action: Towards a jungian conception of enactment, and an extraverted counterpart to
active imagination
Active imagination refers to a process or technique of engaging with the ideas or imaginings of one's mind. It is used as a mental strategy to communicate with the subconscious mind. In Jungian psychology, it is a method for bridging the conscio ...
. ''Journal of Analytical Psychology'', 63(2), 186–206.
* Brown, R.S. (2017). Bridging Worlds: Participatory Thinking in Jungian Context. ''The Journal of Analytical Psychology'', 62.2, 187–207.
* Brown, R.S.
d.(2017)
''Re-Encountering Jung: Analytical Psychology and Contemporary Psychoanalysis'' Abingdon, UK; New York: Routledge.
* Brown, R.S. (2016)
''Psychoanalysis Beyond the End of Metaphysics: Thinking Towards the Post-Relational'' Abingdon, UK; New York: Routledge.
* Brown, R.S. (2016). Spirituality and the Challenge of Clinical Pluralism: Participatory Thinking in Psychotherapeutic Context. ''Spirituality in Clinical Practice''
PA 3.3, 187–195.
* Brown, R.S. (2015). An Opening: Trauma and Transcendence. ''Psychosis: Psychological, Social and Integrative Approaches'', 7.1, 72–80.
* Brown, R.S. (2014). Evolving Attitudes. ''International Journal of Jungian Studies'', 6.3, 243–253.
* Brown, R.S. (2013). Beyond the Evolutionary Paradigm in Consciousness Studies. ''Journal of Transpersonal Psychology'', 45.2, 159–171.
References
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
American psychoanalysts