Exploring the Unconscious: Arts, Science and the Humanities
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Dec. 7th Meeting Canceled
Due to a change in the speaker's availability, our meeting previously scheduled for December 7, 2024 is canceled.
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 […]
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 […]