On the logic of unconscious objects
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8973073 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Amit Saad (0000-0001-8188-1150, Tel Aviv Institute for Contemporary Psychoanalysis, Tel-Aviv, Israel, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 103 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 581-600 |
| Publication date | 2022-07-04 |
| 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 | 10.1080/00207578.2022.2028551 |
| PMID | 35997052 |
| OpenAlex | W4292702382 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 9 |
The aim of this paper is to distinguish between conscious and unconscious conceptions of objects. I will argue that we consciously ascribe different properties to the same object based on their coexistence in time and space. For example, the colour and flavour of an apple are ascribed to the same object as they relate to the same spatiotemporal location. However, since there is no reference to time in unconscious thinking, we cannot ascribe properties unconsciously to objects based on spatiotemporality. Instead, I hypothesize, properties are unconsciously ascribed to the same object based on the drive they satisfy. This hypothesis accounts for substantial unconscious processes such as condensation, displacement, splitting and certain linguistic features of unconscious thinking. Moreover, it enables the identification of a type of suppression of unconscious content-logical suppression-used to classify levels of personality organization. The clinical merit of this hypothesis will be presented through various case reports
Analogy · Cognitive psychology · Cognitive science · Epistemology · Object (grammar · Personal unconscious · Psychoanalysis · Unconscious mind · Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science · Mental Health and Psychiatry · Personality Disorders and Psychopathology · Philosophy · Psychology · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
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| Citations per year | 1,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |