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Autism as a Mode of Being

Autism is often described as a developmental disorder, implying there is a standard way to develop. However, Freud’s psychoanalysis offers a unique perspective on development by denaturalizing the human subject, suggesting there is no singular "healthy" or "well-developed" state, as even the most "adjusted" individuals are considered neurotic by Freudian standards. This perspective depathologizes human […]

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True Love As Love of Truth

Melanie Klein's entire endeavor might be described as a rich and unwavering effort to allow love to come to the fore, or in Klein's words, to extricate "love buried under hate" (Klein, 1934). From the very beginning of life until it's end, we long for the mythical union with the other, which is based on […]

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Questioning the Superego

In this paper I approach and examine the concept of the superego mainly from a Kleinian point of view, describe how it changes during the course of an individual’s development and raise questions about how and to what extent the primitive forces on which it is built can be modified by psychoanalysis. Using theory and […]