Broadcast 20 October, 2022. Duration: 1 hour 31 minutes

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Acknowledging his proposed classification to be only a ‘didactic truth’ , the presenter shall describe seven varieties of truth : (1) Physical truth, (2) Historical truth, (3)Narrative truth, (4) Poetic truth, (5) Manufactured truth, (6 ) Judicial truth, and (7) Existential truth. He will describe the nuances of each and demonstrate how each of these truths is present in the clinical chamber and affects the unfolding of the therapeutic dialogue. The presenter shall liven things up by illustrations from daily life as well as from poetry.

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Speakers:

Salman Akhtar MD is Professor of Psychiatry, Jefferson Medical College ; Training & Supervising Analyst, Psychoanalytic Center of Philadelphia. Author or editor of 105 books in psychiatry, psychoanalysis, and poetry, including the forthcoming Truth: Developmental, Cultural, and Clinical Realms, (February 2023) edited by Salman Akhtar. A book that investigates the meaning of truth in all its forms: in physical and psychical sense, in prose and poetry, in history and law, in politics and philosophy, and in various phases of the human life span. A topic of great interest to many disciplines in the humanities and to mental health clinicians working with its varied manifestations.

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