'The disappearance fantasy, formation of the image and the idea of cure' is the name of the congress that was held on the 7th, 8th and 9th of June 1996 in occasion of 25th anniversary of the publication of 'The death instinct and knowledge' by Massimo Fagioli.
In this site, it's possible to obtain general information about the congress and some aspects of the theory about the unconscious elaborated by Massimo Fagioli.
Complete abstracts of the reports and extracts of the press coverage during the congress can be obtained in Italian.
An architectural exhibition, called 'The Courage of Images',was held simultaneously, exhibiting plans developed by a group of architects on ideas and designs by Massimo Fagioli

• Structure of the congress
• History and contents of The Death Instinct and Knowledge
• Foreword to the first edition of The Death Instinct and Knowledge
• The Disappearance Fantasy - Chapter I of The Death Instinct and Knowledge
• Freud died in 1971. History of an expulsion
• Biography of Massimo Fagioli
• Proceedings of the congress and to obtain further information
• Video coverage
• The Courage of Images
• The sky of the moon
• Nuove Edizioni Romane
• Home page
• In italiano grazie

Faculty of Philosophy and Politics of the Oriental University Institute
Assessorship for Cultural Identity (City of Naples)
The Italian Institute of Philosophical Studies
Faculties of Psychiatric Sciences and Psychological Medicine of the University of Rome "La Sapienza"

Secretary: Dr. N. Fabozzi - tel. +39-81-5804214, fax +39-81-5511514
Prof. P. Fiori Nastro - tel. +39-6-8555497, fax +39-6-8542731