ABSTRACT

This book is a theoretical study of many interconnected facets of the social unconscious and the social "part" of the personality. It takes us from what we thought we knew, and knew we thought, to the un-thought and the unknown, which is, indeed, both disturbing and creative.

part I|47 pages

Historical Background

chapter One|18 pages

Instinct and psychoanalysis

chapter Two|27 pages

Instinct and group analysis

part II|132 pages

The Meaning of Nos

chapter Three|29 pages

Nos and the social unconscious

chapter Four|19 pages

A possible biological metatheory

chapter Five|24 pages

Will and nos

chapter Six|36 pages

Nos in group analysis

chapter Seven|20 pages

Phenomenology of the self

part III|10 pages

Notes

chapter Eight|3 pages

Ferenczi’s three main principles

chapter Nine|4 pages

Attempt at defining nos