Remnants of Psychoanalysis. Rethinking the Psychodynamic Approach to Self-Deception

Remnants of Psychoanalysis. Rethinking the Psychodynamic Approach to Self-Deception

This article reflects on the phenomenon of self-deception in the context of the psychodynamic approach to defense mechanisms. Building on Giovanni Jervis’ criticism of psychoanalysis, I pursue the project of a full integration of that approach in the neurocognitive sciences. In this framework, the t...

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Main Author: Massimo Marraffa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associazione Culturale Humana.Mente 2012-02-01
Series:Humana.Mente: Journal of Philosophical Studies
Subjects:
self-deception
psychodynamic approach
defense mechanisms
Online Access:http://www.humanamente.eu/index.php/HM/article/view/203

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