A Defense of the Use of Metaphor in Analytic Theory Formation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9232180 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Léon Wurmser (University of Maryland, Department of Psychiatry and Program of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Services, 721 West Redwood Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1977 |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 466-498 |
| Publication date | 1977-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Psychoanalytic Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-2828 • E-ISSN: 2167-4086 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/21674086.1977.11926808 |
| PMID | 70041 |
| OpenAlex | W2397103135 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 14 |
| References cited | 8 |
This study of psychoanalytic theory formation is based on the epistemology of Cassirer and Langer. It postulates the need of all sciences to operate with symbols of various levels of abstractions, including, in a very prominent way, metaphors. There is not just one scientific method. The current wave of criticism against psychoanalytic theory from within and without, and especially of its use of metaphor in theory formation, is based on a philosophy of radical empiricism which cannot do justice to the science of psychoanalysis
Criticism · Empiricism · Epistemology · Literature · Metaphor · Philosophy of science · Psychoanalysis · Psychoanalytic theory · Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology · Philosophy · Philosophy, Science, and History · Psychology · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
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| Unique citing works | 14 |
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| Citations per year | 0,3 |
| Citation span | 1980 - 2024 (45) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 14 |