NEW COURSE ANNOUNCEMENT FROM
THE NEW YORK PSYCHOANALYTIC SOCIETY & INSTITUTEEXTENSION COMMITTEE
VALUES, VIRTUE, AND THE CONCEPT OF EVIL
Marcia Cavell, Ph.D.
Tuesdays, 6:30 – 8:00 pm
9/13/11 – 11/1/11 (8 sessions) Fee: $160
How do we come by our values and our valuing sense? As far back as Plato, philosophers have assumed the existence of God. It was thought that our values, as well as our ability to value, were derived from and validated by this external source. The philosopher David Hume argued that values cannot be derived from an external source while remaining one’s own values. If value and fact are in separate realms, neither is derivable from the other. Freud’s theory was a brilliant solution: The valuing sense is internally derived, but in a complex way that involves other people and their values. Both Hume and Freud left open the possibility that no set of values is ‘better’ than another. These and other questions will be considered as we read excerpts from Aristotle, Hume, A. McIntyre, S. Niemann, P. Foote, Nietzsche, and Freud.
Marcia Cavell is a professional philosopher and an honorary member of The New York Psychoanalytic Institute and the William Alison White Institute. She is the author of two books and many articles that discuss philosophy and psychoanalysis. Having moved to New York from San Francisco seven years ago, she is currently a senior analytic candidate at IPTAR.
Courses will meet at NYPSI 247 East 82nd Street, NY NY 10028, 212 879-6900
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This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of the American Psychoanalytic Association and the New York Psychoanalytic Society and Institute. The American Psychoanalytic Association is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The American Psychoanalytic Association designates this Live Activity for a maximum of [12] AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
IMPORTANT DISCLOSURE INFORMATION FOR ALL LEARNERS: None of the planners and presenters of this CME program have any relevant financial relationships to disclose.