By common consensus, Ron Britton is now considered to be one of the most original thinkers contributing to the field of psychoanalysis. He has published numerous articles and books, held important office, as former President of the British Psychoanalytical Society, and former Vice President of the International Psychoanalytic Association, and travelled widely lecturing and giving clinical seminars throughout the world. His writings are lucid and scholarly, and he has received the prestigious IPA Outstanding Scientific Achievement Award, and the Sigourney Award for Outstanding Contributions to Psychoanalysis.

His thinking is greatly enriched by many disciplines and forms of knowledge that feed his psychoanalytic preoccupations. His polymath reading, though wide ranging, shows a depth of understanding that rarely strays into being superficial or making