1. To Become Human Does Not Come That Easily

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. I. The Lectures
5. 1. To Become Human Does Not Come That Easily 3
6. 2. Ironic Soul 42
7. II. Commentary
8. 3. Self-Constitution and Irony 75
9. 4. Irony, Reflection, and Psychic Unity 84
10. 5. Psychoanalysis and the Limits of Reflection 103
11. 6. The Immanence of Irony and the Efficacy of Fantasy 115
12. 7. Thoughts about Irony and Identity 128
13. 8. Flight from Irony 154
14. 9. On the Observing Ego and the Experiencing Ego 164
15. 10. Observing Ego and Social Voice 171
16. Notes 179
17. Commentators 201
18. Index 203