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Rustin’s contributions resonate with anyone fascinated by the dynamics between the individual psyche and broader social structures.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"researching-the-unconscious-by-michael-rustin-9781138389199","title":"Researching the Unconscious","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eResearching the Unconscious\u003c\/em\u003e provides an exposition of key issues in the philosophy and methods of the social sciences that are relevant to psychoanalysis, both as a clinical practice and as a human science.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThese include the debates initiated by Thomas Kuhn’s theory of scientific revolutions, the \"actor-network theory\" of Bruno Latour, the ideas of philosophical realism, distinctions between \"meaningful\" and \"causal\" explanation, and the relevance of complexity theory and \"part–whole analysis\" to psychoanalysis. The book goes on to discuss specific forms and methods of psychoanalytical research, including the role of case studies, of outcome research, and of \"grounded theory\" as a key methodological resource, of which it provides a detailed example. The book concludes by outlining principles and methods for psychoanalytic research in the wider contexts of infant observational studies, society, and culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMichael Rustin provides a unifying account of the methodological principles that underlie the generation of knowledge in psychoanalysis, in the light of recent developments in the philosophy and sociology of science. 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