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Rudi Vermote is one of today's most recognized psychoanalysts, due to the originality of his thought, especially with regard to the expansion of some metapsychological conceptualizations proposed by Wilfred Bion. To understand the book's1 full scope, it is necessary to possess a thorough knowledge of the evolution of Bion's work. However, it is equally indispensable to have an up-to-date vision that integrates the many developments in psychoanalytic science over recent decades. Thus, we can say that this will be a book for the contemporary psychoanalyst. Further, Reading Bion proves to be one of the most fascinating books addressing Bion's contributions - and I need not remind you that today there are a plethora of publications on the work and life of Bion!
Rudi Vermote has organized his book in a very personalized way. I would say that not only is it a book about Bion's theory, but also about the mind of Bion himself. Particularly, about what is possible to perceive regarding Bion's internal processes that may have allowed him to elaborate new conceptions of the structure of the mental world and its development. The title suggests an essentially didactic book, but I think that in reality it has a deeper reach: Is it perhaps “Imagining Bion Thinking”?
In this work, the author also helps us understand the presence of some invariants in Bion's thought: the constant questioning, allowing the perplexity of the confrontation with the unknown, and the unique supporting of the uneasiness of not understanding. It presents us with the evolutions that Bion conceived about Psychoanalysis, psychoanalytic theory, and the great technical consequences that have influenced the last 40 years of clinical practice around the world.
In the Introduction we are immediately presented with a thoughtful suggestion to the reader on how this book should be read, referring to a thorough and rigorous study of Bion, his life, and the creation of all his scientific and literary work.
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