Aner Govrin
Biographic Data
| ID | 4488602 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Aner Govrin |
| GIVEN NAMES | Aner |
| FAMILY NAME | Govrin |
| SIGNATURE | GOVRIN A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Bar-Ilan University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6500-8535 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Relational Turn as Clinical Sensibility
This paper explores the relational approach in psychoanalysis not merely as a theoretical model but as a clinical sensibility that has fundamentally altered therapeutic practice across theoretical boundaries. Unlike classical psychoanalytic innovations that emerged from clinical observations, the relational approach represents a new type of innovation—one that challenges epistemological assumptions rather than proposing new psychic facts. Drawing…
Beyond the black box
This paper critically examines the limitations of artificial intelligence in replicating human psychological processes, specifically challenging its ability to capture the complex structures of the unconscious and the nuanced dynamics of psychotherapeutic relationships. Drawing on psychoanalytic theory, particularly Matte-Blanco's analysis of unconscious logic and Winnicott's concept of therapeutic holding, the research demonstrates that AI funda…
Psychoanalysis as a Science by the Problem-solving Criterion
Psychoanalysis has long been subject to debate regarding its scientific status. The critiques have come from diverse philosophical perspectives, including falsificationism, empiricism, and theoretical coherence. Surprisingly, little has been written about psychoanalytic theory when the perspective considered was Larry Laudan’s problem-solving model of scientific rationality. Using Larry Laudan’s account (1977), this paper examines how his problem…
Why did Hannah Arendt's ‘Eichmann in Jerusalem’ shock readers? A psychological analysis of moral perception and the banality of evil
Routledge International Handbook of Psychoanalysis and Philosophy
The Dilemma of Contemporary Psychoanalysis
It is in the best interest of psychoanalysis that new schools of thought (earlier examples of which are the classical, Kleinian, and self psychological perspectives) evolve. Generating a new school of thought, however, is almost impossible in this postmodern era. The postmodern paradigm in psychoanalysis (intersubjectivity, dialectical constructivism, two-person psychology) does not strive to generate a “true” theory of mind that claims to fit re…
The Dilemma of Contemporary Psychoanalysis
It is in the best interest of psychoanalysis that new schools of thought (earlier examples of which are the classical, Kleinian, and self psychological perspectives) evolve. Generating a new school of thought, however, is almost impossible in this postmodern era. The postmodern paradigm in psychoanalysis (intersubjectivity, dialectical constructivism, two-person psychology) does not strive to generate a “true” theory of mind that claims to fit re…
The Dilemma of Contemporary Psychoanalysis
It is in the best interest of psychoanalysis that new schools of thought (earlier examples of which are the classical, Kleinian, and self psychological perspectives) evolve. Generating a new school of thought, however, is almost impossible in this postmodern era. The postmodern paradigm in psychoanalysis (intersubjectivity, dialectical constructivism, two-person psychology) does not strive to generate a “true” theory of mind that claims to fit re…
Routledge International Handbook of Psychoanalysis and Philosophy
Beyond the black box
This paper critically examines the limitations of artificial intelligence in replicating human psychological processes, specifically challenging its ability to capture the complex structures of the unconscious and the nuanced dynamics of psychotherapeutic relationships. Drawing on psychoanalytic theory, particularly Matte-Blanco's analysis of unconscious logic and Winnicott's concept of therapeutic holding, the research demonstrates that AI funda…
Psychoanalysis as a Science by the Problem-solving Criterion
Psychoanalysis has long been subject to debate regarding its scientific status. The critiques have come from diverse philosophical perspectives, including falsificationism, empiricism, and theoretical coherence. Surprisingly, little has been written about psychoanalytic theory when the perspective considered was Larry Laudan’s problem-solving model of scientific rationality. Using Larry Laudan’s account (1977), this paper examines how his problem…
Why did Hannah Arendt's ‘Eichmann in Jerusalem’ shock readers? A psychological analysis of moral perception and the banality of evil
The Relational Turn as Clinical Sensibility
This paper explores the relational approach in psychoanalysis not merely as a theoretical model but as a clinical sensibility that has fundamentally altered therapeutic practice across theoretical boundaries. Unlike classical psychoanalytic innovations that emerged from clinical observations, the relational approach represents a new type of innovation—one that challenges epistemological assumptions rather than proposing new psychic facts. Drawing…
Psychoanalytic theory (4 works) · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications (4 works) · Psychoanalysis, Philosophy, and Politics (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology (1 work) · Anxiety (1 work) · Clinical Practice (1 work) · Constructivism (international relations) (1 work) · Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics (1 work) · Dialectic (1 work)