ABSTRACT
This paper explores the principal reasons for the exclusion of Lacanian ideas from psychoanalytic training institutes in the United States. The history of Lacan's role in the International Psychoanalytical Association, from which essentially he was expelled, occupies a central place in this story. Significant issues arose also from his practice style and technical innovations, whose rationale remains controversial today. Another major obstacle for the reception of his work is the theoretical framework of Lacanian analysis, so different from that of other schools. Inclusion of its unfamiliar vocabulary and concepts poses practical problems for training programs. At a more fundamental level, the strong antihumanist evolution of Lacan's thought runs contrary to the increasingly relational and intersubjective orientation of American psychoanalysis. The incompatibility between the disparate languages of a scientific theory aiming at objectivity and a phenomenology of personal intentionality and meaning greatly limits the possibilities for dialogue. The tension between these perspectives cannot be resolved, but a productive exchange between them is possible if they are accepted as valid and complementary ways of speaking about human behavior.
Subject(s)
Psychoanalysis , Psychoanalytic Theory , Humans , Lacanian TheoryABSTRACT
O autor discute neste trabalho as condições que dificultam um debate, e menciona historicamente alguns debates no campo da psicanálise que foram importantes, embora nem sempre tão frutíferos quanto poderiam ter sido.
En este trabajo, el autor discute ciertas condiciones que dificultan un buen debate y menciona históricamente algunos debates en el campo del psicoanálisis que fueron importantes, aunque no necesariamente tan fructíferos como podrían haber sido.
In this paper, the author discusses the conditions that hinder a debate and mentions some historical debates on the psychoanalysis field that were important though not always as fruitful as they could have been
Subject(s)
Humans , Psychoanalysis/history , Psychoanalysis/trendsABSTRACT
O autor discute neste trabalho as condições que dificultam um debate, e menciona historicamente alguns debates no campo da psicanálise que foram importantes, embora nem sempre tão frutíferos quanto poderiam ter sido.(AU)
En este trabajo, el autor discute ciertas condiciones que dificultan un buen debate y menciona históricamente algunos debates en el campo del psicoanálisis que fueron importantes, aunque no necesariamente tan fructíferos como podrían haber sido.(AU)
In this paper, the author discusses the conditions that hinder a debate and mentions some historical debates on the psychoanalysis field that were important though not always as fruitful as they could have been