Don Nathanson – The Empathic Wall and the Ecology of Affect
Written in 1986, this article originally appeared in The Psychoanalytic Study of the Child. It begins: “Modern Affect theory begins... Read More
Virginia Demos: Perplexing Obscurity
Excerpted from the Editor’s Preface of Exploring Affect. Going well beyond Darwin’s earlier insights, Tomkins constructed a comprehensive theory of... Read More
Vernon Kelly: A Primer of Affect Psychology
Dr. Kelly was the Institute’s first Training Director and has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors. He has taught... Read More
Don Nathanson: Prologue to Affect Imagery Consciousness
In 2008, Donald L. Nathanson, MD, Founding Executive Director Emeritus of the Tomkins Institute, encouraged Springer Publishing to re-release Tomkins’... Read More
Irving Alexander: Tomkins as Presenter
When lecturing to undergraduates, he was a model of simplicity and clarity. He would make five or six points during... Read More
Paul Ekman on Silvan Tomkins and Facial Expression
Excerpted from Paul Ekman’s introduction to Part III of Exploring Affect, edited by Virginia Demos. Silvan Tomkins deserves much of... Read More
Malcom Gladwell’s Description of Tomkins
Excerpted from Malcom Gladwell’s Blink: Tomkins was the teacher. He was born in Philadelphia, at the turn of the last... Read More