José Bleger (1922–1972) was an

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psychiatrist. In his work, he focussed on the concept of symbiosis and ambiguity. He also sought a rapprochement of psychoanalysis and marxism in works such as ''Psychoanalysis and materialist dialectics.''

Work

Clinical

He was a huge contributor to the concept of

symbiosis Symbiosis (from Greek , , "living together", from , , "together", and , bíōsis, "living") is any type of a close and long-term biological interaction between two different biological organisms, be it mutualistic, commensalistic, or parasit ...

. He has described forty-two characteristics of symbiosis.

Political

Bleger also worked on Marxism and political theory.

Bibliography

* Teoría y práctica del narcoanálisis, 1952 * Psicohigiene y psicología institucional * Simbiosis y ambiguedad. Estudio psicoanalitico * Psicoanálisis y dialéctica materialista : estudios sobre la estructura del psicoanálisis * Temas de psicología : entrevista y grupo * Psicología de la conducta

References

1923 births 1972 deaths Argentine psychiatrists {{psychiatrist-stub