Receptivity is not passivity
A comparison between psychoanalysis and phenomenology concerning experience, judgement and the analytic attitude
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8971880 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Heinz Weiß (0000-0003-4343-5525, Sigmund-Freud-Institut, Frankfurt a.M., Germany, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 104 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 886-897 |
| Publication date | 2023-09-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The International Journal of Psychoanalysis (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-7578 • E-ISSN: 1745-8315 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00207578.2023.2255468 |
| PMID | 37902492 |
| OpenAlex | W4388024830 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 11 |
Starting from Edmund Husserl's last book Experience and Judgement , this paper explores the notions of "passivity" and "receptivity" in phenomenology and psychoanalysis. Both sciences agree that receptivity differs from passivity, but they have developed different conceptualizations about the very nature of the rudimentary "ego-activity" which is the source of receptivity. In phenomenological terms, "pre-predicative" experience roots in a primary presence and openness of the ego towards the world, whilst psychoanalysis has emphasized the role of projective and introjective processes which are close to bodily experiences and unconscious phantasy. The second part of the paper draws some conclusions concerning the analytic situation, in particular the shift among receptivity, empathy, curiosity and creative imagination as central features of the analytic attitude from a mainly Kleinian point of view. The paper argues that receptivity is a field where phenomenological and psychoanalytic approaches can mutually enrich and learn from each other
Epistemology · Id, ego and super-ego · Judgement · Phenomenology (philosophy · Psychoanalysis · Psychoanalytic theory · Unconscious mind · Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy · Philosophy · Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research · Psychology · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications · Social Psychology
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |