Infinite Singletons and the Logic of Freudian Theory
The aim of this paper is to advance a formal description of the implicit logic grounding of the psychoanalytic theory. We therefore propose a new interpretation of the logical features of the Freudian unconscious process, starting from the Bi-logic formulation put forward by the Chilean psychoanalys...
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| author | Rosapia Lauro Grotto Milos Borozan Giulia Battilotti |
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| description | The aim of this paper is to advance a formal description of the implicit logic grounding of the psychoanalytic theory. We therefore propose a new interpretation of the logical features of the Freudian unconscious process, starting from the Bi-logic formulation put forward by the Chilean psychoanalyst Matte Blanco. We conceive the universal undifferentiated state of the deep psychoanalytic Unconscious in terms of particular sets named infinite singletons, and we show how they can represent the logical foundations for a formal description of the Primary process. We first disclose some implicit assumptions underlying the common logical language. In doing so, we discover an unexpected presence of symmetry even in the most basic of logical and verbal structures. In the approach derived, we show that infiniteness, not finiteness, is the primary mode of sets, and therefore, of thinking. The pivotal consequence of this model is that the unconscious elements cannot be characterised in the absence of external reality, which produces the collapse of infinite sets and allows for the emergence of linguistic representations. Finally, we discuss how the model could represent a platform to formalise further developments of psychoanalytic theory, in particular with respect to the shift from the First to the Second Topics in Freudian theory. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9b7ae3cf353b4769ba595f5a31cebf9d2023-01-31T13:55:32ZengUniversity of EdinburghLanguage and Psychoanalysis2049-324X2021-12-01102466210.7565/landp.v10i2.57955795Infinite Singletons and the Logic of Freudian TheoryRosapia Lauro Grotto0Milos Borozan1Giulia Battilotti2Università degli Studi di FirenzeDepartment of Neuroscience, Imaging and Clinical Sciences and Center for Advanced Studies and Technologies (C.A.S.T.), Università degli Studi “G. d’Annunzio” di Chieti- PescaraUniversità degli Studi di PadovaThe aim of this paper is to advance a formal description of the implicit logic grounding of the psychoanalytic theory. We therefore propose a new interpretation of the logical features of the Freudian unconscious process, starting from the Bi-logic formulation put forward by the Chilean psychoanalyst Matte Blanco. We conceive the universal undifferentiated state of the deep psychoanalytic Unconscious in terms of particular sets named infinite singletons, and we show how they can represent the logical foundations for a formal description of the Primary process. We first disclose some implicit assumptions underlying the common logical language. In doing so, we discover an unexpected presence of symmetry even in the most basic of logical and verbal structures. In the approach derived, we show that infiniteness, not finiteness, is the primary mode of sets, and therefore, of thinking. The pivotal consequence of this model is that the unconscious elements cannot be characterised in the absence of external reality, which produces the collapse of infinite sets and allows for the emergence of linguistic representations. Finally, we discuss how the model could represent a platform to formalise further developments of psychoanalytic theory, in particular with respect to the shift from the First to the Second Topics in Freudian theory.http://www.language-and-psychoanalysis.com//article/view/5795 |
| spellingShingle | Rosapia Lauro Grotto Milos Borozan Giulia Battilotti Infinite Singletons and the Logic of Freudian Theory Language and Psychoanalysis |
| title | Infinite Singletons and the Logic of Freudian Theory |
| title_full | Infinite Singletons and the Logic of Freudian Theory |
| title_fullStr | Infinite Singletons and the Logic of Freudian Theory |
| title_full_unstemmed | Infinite Singletons and the Logic of Freudian Theory |
| title_short | Infinite Singletons and the Logic of Freudian Theory |
| title_sort | infinite singletons and the logic of freudian theory |
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