As Torches: On Humanity and the Humanities in the Works of Léon Wurmser.

Leon Wurmser (1931–2020) produced an extensive body of work covering a wide range of theory and psychoanalytic practice. Yet, little has been written on him, perhaps because he is not easily subsumed in traditional academic categories. This essay studies one of the most challenging aspects of Wurmse...

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Publicado en:American Imago Vol. 79; no. 4; pp. 755 - 782
Autor principal: Pickus, David
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Publicado: Johns Hopkins University Press Winter2022
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