Difference between revisions of "Spinoza and Psychoanalysis"

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In the history of psychoanalysis, several philosophers became subjects of a privileged confrontation with Freud. One such philosopher was Baruch Spinoza (1632-1677). From the 1920s intellectuals noted correspondences between Freudian thought and Spinoza's philosophy (Smith, 1924; Alexander, 1927). This discussion continues to more recent times (Bodei, 1991; Ogilvie, 1993). Freud himself rarely spoke of Spinoza. Although he referred to Spinoza in Leonardo da Vinci and a Memory of his Childhood (1910c), he did not explicitly mention...

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+In the [[history]] of [[psychoanalysis]], several [[philosophers]] became [[subjects]] of a privileged confrontation with [[Freud]]. One such [[philosopher]] was Baruch [[Spinoza]] (1632-1677). From the 1920s intellectuals noted correspondences between [[Freudian]] [[thought]] and Spinoza's [[philosophy]] (Smith, 1924; Alexander, 1927). This [[discussion]] continues to more [[recent]] [[times]] (Bodei, 1991; Ogilvie, 1993).
-Self-analysis consists of interpreting one's own preconscious and unconscious material (such as dreams, parapraxes, memories, fleeting thoughts, and intense emotions).
+Freud himself rarely spoke of Spinoza. Although he referred to Spinoza in [[Leonardo]] [[da Vinci]] and a [[Memory]] of his [[Childhood]] (1910c), he did not explicitly mention...
-Psychoanalysis is to a great extent a result of Freud's self-analysis between 1895 and 1902. The analysis of his own dreams brought him confirmation of what he found in the dreams of his patients and, reciprocally, he better understood their dreams on the basis of his own. Freud's self-analysis only became systematic after the death of his father in October 1896, and that..
 [[Category:Psychoanalysis]]
 [[Category:Jacques Lacan]]
 [[Category:Philosophy]]