Volume 15 of Progress in Self Psychology conveys the rich pluralism of contemporary self psychology with respect to a central theoretical and clinical issue: the nature of the self and the manner in which is can best be studied. Â This topic is initially addressed through a series of papers reassessing selfobject transferences and the selfobject function of interpretation. Â It is then approached via the theory of psychoanalytic technique with papers that focus on boundaries and intimacy and on Surface Depth and the Isolated Mind. Â And it culminates in two case studies that elicit animated discussion delineating different perspectives - intersubjective motivational systems and self-selfobjectÂ- on the self in relation to the therapeutic process. Â Two studies comparing Melanie Klein and Heinz Kohut; a discussion of how current cultural attitudes affect parenting; a relational view of the therapeutic partnership; and an integration of Silvan Tomkin's affect theory with self psychology add breadth to this timely and provocative collection. Â Volume 15 includes additional letters from the Kohut Archives and a moving account of Kohut's struggle with his own impending death. Language: English