{"title":"Sergio Benvenuto","description":"\u003cp\u003eSergio Benvenuto's works delve into the intricate realms of philosophy and psychology, offering profound insights into human behaviour and desire. His writing often challenges conventional perspectives, encouraging readers to explore complex themes such as identity, perception, and the nature of perversion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThrough a thoughtful blend of analytical rigour and philosophical inquiry, Benvenuto invites reflection on the unconscious forces shaping human experience. His books are essential for those interested in deepening their understanding of the mind and the subtle nuances of psychological theory.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"what-are-perversions-by-sergio-benvenuto-9781782203278","title":"What are Perversions?","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book explores what we mean when we use the term \"perversion.\" Are we dealing with a sexological classification, a mental disturbance, an ethical deviation, a hedonistic style, or a historical-cultural artifact?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe book retraces some of the fundamental stages in the field of psychoanalytic thought—from Freud to Masud Khan, Stoller, and Lacan—and proposes an original approach: that \"paraphilias\" today are taken as an ethical failure of the sexual relationship with the other. The perversions signal a specific relationship with the other, who is treated not simply as a sexual object, but someone whose subjectivity is ably exploited precisely in order to get a perverse pleasure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eActs, if considered perverse, are understood as a metaphorical re-edition of a trauma, above all sexual, in which the subject (as a child) suffered the bitter experience of exclusion or jealousy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe book articulates a heterodox hypothesis by drawing on clinical cases, from both the author's own analytic practice and those of others; but it also draws on cinema, historical episodes, social psychology experiments (for example, Stanley Milgram's experiment), stories and novels, and philosophical works.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe final appendix delves more deeply into Freud's theory of masochism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47608254071020,"sku":"9781782203278","price":86.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9798fda57a8f171d360dac822ecfa185.jpg?v=1778201381"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/sergio-benvenuto.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}