More Human than Otherwise

Making analy(c subjec(vity his life(me focus, these selected papers span four decades of Irwin

Hirsch’s astute examina(on of the analyst’s par(cipa(on in the process. From an observingpar

(cipant model, he traces his trajectory toward a par(cularly human, ‘idiosyncra(cally

flflawed’ yet unself-consciously loving analy(c presence. He exhorts us to recognize and embody

our uniquely flflawed yet nurturant and facilita(ve capaci(es—essen(al to an evolved analy(c

stance. He demonstrates these capaci(es with characteris(c humility, unsparing self-reflflec(on,

and generosity of spirit. In this book, Hirsch outlines the contours of a humane, loving, and

ethical analy(c presence.

—Andrea Celenza, PhD.