Existentialism and Psychiatry: Four Lectures
- 128 pages
- 5 hours of reading
Rudolf Allers was a physician, psychologist, and philosopher whose extensive work and profound influence are unjustly overlooked today. Although a student of Sigmund Freud and a collaborator with Alfred Adler, he critically examined their ideas, developing his own approaches to psychotherapy and psychology. His work was characterized by an interdisciplinary scope, integrating medical, philosophical, and anthropological insights. Allers emphasized the philosophical questions at the core of psychology and psychiatry, and his legacy inspires the pursuit of truth across diverse intellectual traditions.
The book focuses on the preservation and accessibility of classic literature from the early 1900s and earlier, highlighting the scarcity and rising costs of these works. It aims to republish these timeless texts in affordable, high-quality editions that maintain the original content and artwork, ensuring that they remain available to a wider audience.
Abnorme Welten, bislang unveröffentlichtes Manuskript eines der bedeutendsten Psychoanalytiker der ersten Stunde, stellt den Versuch dar, sich dem Erleben des psychisch Kranken aus Sicht der Betroffenen anzunähern, um diesen angemessen verstehen zu können. Dazu muss sich der Psychiater und Psychotherapeut versuchsweise in die „abnormen Welten“ des psychisch Kranken begeben, um dessen Erleben und Verhalten zu verstehen.