Winnicott’s Psychoanalysis of Being offers a profound exploration of Donald Winnicott’s revolutionary contributions to psychoanalysis, focusing on his unique theory of emotional development as a psychology in conceptual agreement with certain conceptions of phenomenology and modern existentialism.

In this book, Leopoldo Fulgencio examines the philosophical and existential foundations of Winnicott’s work, analyzing his shift from Freud’s naturalistic framework to a hermeneutic science which has as its ontological foundation the need to be and to continue to be. The book provides a detailed account of Winnicott’s developmental theory, his conception of health and the ethics of psychotherapeutic care, while offering conceptual clarifications that support deeper understanding. Readers will gain insight into how Winnicott’s ideas bridge psychoanalysis, phenomenology, and existential thought in the field of psychology, aking this an essential resource for both theoretical and clinical work.

This book is ideal for psychoanalysts, psychologists, philosophers, and graduate tudents interested in Winnicott’s work, emotional development, and the intersection f psychoanalysis and existential thought.

Leopoldo Fulgencio is an Associate Professor at the Institute of Psychology, University of São Paulo, Brazil.