Presents:
Jonathan Lear (1948-2025) Our Appreciation
Saturday, January 10. 2:00-4:30 PM, at the Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute
8 S. Michigan Avenue, 7th Floor, and Zoom
Jonathan Lear was an important, if somewhat background, presence at CPI from the time of his arrival
in Chicago in 1996 to his death in 2025. He trained in psychoanalysis at the New England Institute for
Psychoanalysis in the early 1990's, worked clinically from that time forward. He maintained an
ongoing commitment to thinking psychoanalytically about philosophical issues and to thinking
philosophically about psychoanalytic matters. Of course his major intellectual home in Chicago was
the Committee on Social Thought at the University of Chicago. But he kept a close eye on our doings,
taught for us occasionally, gave presentations when we asked, and most of all cared about our
“flourishing” (his word, founded in his appreciation for Aristotle). We thank him for the gift of his
heart, his mind, and his time for our project of keeping psychoanalysis alive as a mode of thought, a
mode of training, and a part of the intellectual and cultural life of Chicago.
We are asking for donations to our speaker fund to advance scholarship through a yearly lecture on the Intersection of Psychoanalysis and Philosophy.
Donations can be made here: https://chicagoanalysis.org/donate/
Introduction: Wendy Selene, Ph.D., LCSW, Training and Supervising Analyst and Former Dean at CPI
Christine Sterkel,M.D. Training and Supervising Analyst, CPI: Highlights and Appreciation for
Jonathan's last book, Imagining the End: Mourning and Ethical Life (2022)
Frank Summers, Ph.D. Training and Supervising Analyst, CPI: “A Philosphically Informed
Psychoanalysis: Some of Jonathan Lear's Contributions to Psychoanalysis”
John Riker, Ph.D. Professor of Classics and Philosophy, Colorado College: “Psychoanalysis and a New
Human Ontology”
Phil Lebowitz, M.D. Training and Supervising Analyst , CPI, introduces:
Al Margulies, M.D. , Training and Supervising Analyst, Boston Psychoanalytic Institute: “The Last
Course: In Gratitude, Remembering Jonathan Lear.”
Wine and cheese will be served afterwards
2 CEU's will be available for those who need it at the cost of $50.
ACCME Accreditation Statement
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of American Psychoanalytic Association and Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute. The American Psychoanalytic Association is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
AMA Credit Designation Statement The American Psychoanalytic Association designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 2 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM each. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
CE Committee Reviewer:
Aneil M. Shirke, M.D., Ph.D., FABPN, FABP - No Relevant Financial Disclosures
Disclosure Statement
This is a non-clinical event, therefore per ACCME requirements, no disclosure form was needed/submitted.
CE Statement
This program is sponsored by the Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute.
Participants are asked to be aware of the need for privacy and confidentiality throughout the program. The Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute maintains responsibility for this program and its content. CPI is licensed by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to sponsor continuing education credits for (license numbers in parentheses): Social Workers (159.000122), Professional Counselors (197.000202), Marriage and Family Therapy Therapists (168.00204), and Clinical Psychologists (268.000091).
One CE hour shall equal one clock hour of attendance. After completion of the initial CE hour, credit may be given in one-half hour increments. To receive these credits an evaluation form must be completed via the CPI website.
