Description:
On Multiple Selves refutes the idea that a human being has a single unified self
Brief description:
David Lester is distinguished professor of psychology at the Stockton University. He serves on the editorial board of numerous professional journals, including Omega, Crisis, and Death Studies. He is the author or editor of nearly one hundred books, including Suicide and the Holocaust, Understanding Suicide, and Understanding and Preventing Suicide.
Review Quotes:
"[V]ery thorough, reporting the writings of cognitive/social theorists, psychotherapists and psychoanalysts, and researchers. For anyone who wants a good review of the extensive literature on this subject, I would recommend this source."
--Rebecca C. Curtis, PsycCRITIQUES
"Bringing to the discussion logic, research and an excellent prose style, he [Lester] makes a convincing case that considering self as a single, unified construct can be counterproductive to helping individuals."
--R. E. Osborne, Choice
"It is an excellent, comprehensive overview of personal multiplicity--a synthesis of old and new ideas which adds up to more than the sum of their parts!"
--Rita Carter, science writer, lecturer and broadcaster