A WOLF SUBLIME: PSYCHOANALYSIS AND THE ANIMAL

2002 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Chris Powici
Keyword(s):  
Oedipus Complex ◽  
The Unconscious ◽  
Defining Moments ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Wolf Man ◽  
Human Family ◽  
Insight Into

AbstractSigmund Freud's analysis of the childhood dream of the Wolf Man, in The History of an Infantile Neurosis, has come to be seen as one of the defining moments of psychoanalysis. Freud interpreted this dream in terms of the Oedipus complex, concluding that the wolves which threatened to devour his patient were, in effect, father-substitutes, the archaic trace in the unconscious of the individual of the threat posed by the tyrannical father of the 'original' human family. In this article I argue that this conclusion conceals a problematic reading, on Freud's part, of the human/animal border, which is evidenced, in The History of an Infantile Neurosis, as well as elsewhere in his writings, as an anxiety as to the ontological status of the human subject and the 'nature' of civilisation, and as a repressed acknowledgement of the animal as sublime presence. However, in trying to negotiate similar questions today, and despite this marked ambivalence toward the 'animal', I also argue that Freud's insight into the mechanisms of repression remains a valuable way of exploring the relationship of the human to the nonhuman.

scholarly journals "Something Wicked This Way Comes": Apocalyptic Overtones and the Descent into Ennui in John Logan's TV Series Penny Dreadful

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Logsdon
Keyword(s):  
World View ◽  
Western World ◽  
Gothic Fiction ◽  
Overall Design ◽  
To Come ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Wolf Man ◽  
Insight Into

While scholars have provided some insight into Penny Dreadful, no one has addressed the relationship of the piece’s overall design to the writer’s vision. Indeed, Penny Dreadful is offered as a warning of a darker age to come. Accordingly, writer John Logan sets his series in a late Victorian, Gothicized London that serves as a microcosm for a contemporary Western world experiencing a psychological and spiritual disintegration that touches the individual and the larger culture. Logan calls attention to the anxieties generated by this disintegration by incorporating into his series characters from late Victorian Gothic fiction: Frankenstein and his creature, Dracula, the Wolf Man, Dorian Gray, and Dr. Jekyll. The individual and cultural anxieties suggested by these characters’ “monstrous” behaviors have their basis not only in their sexual dysfunctions but in their despair over God’s absence. This crisis is centered in sexually adventurous Vanessa Ives, whose attempts to return to the Christ Who has rejected her hold the series together. In the series’ final episode, just before her death, Vanessa has a vision of Jesus. In response to Vanessa’s death, most of the remaining characters are seized by an ennui that has its counterpart in our own culture. The suggestion is that Logan uses Vanessa Ives as a symbolic representation of a dying world view, which, somewhat ironically, provided for her remaining friends a hope that sustained them.

Introduction

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaret A. Simons
Keyword(s):  
Simone De Beauvoir ◽  
Second Sex ◽  
Dramatic Form ◽  
The Aesthetic ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Philosophical Questions ◽  
Insight Into

This introductory chapter presents the literary writings of Simone de Beauvoir (1908–86), the renowned French existentialist author of The Second Sex. Such insight into her own thought is often provided by Beauvoir's prefaces to works by other authors. For instance, Beauvoir's 1964 “Preface” to La Bâtarde has been described as more reflective of her philosophy than of author Violet Leduc's life. Beauvoir's confrontation with her critics is another source of drama in this study. A criticism that spans the decades of these texts is the charge that an existential novel, with its focus on action and philosophical questions, forsakes the aesthetic function of literature. Yet, for Beauvoir, the true mission of the writer is to describe in dramatic form the relationship of the individual to the world in which he stakes his freedom.

Contributions to the History of Psychology: XLVIII. Ancient Greek Roots of the Assumptions of Modern Clinical Psychology

1988 ◽  
Vol 66 (3) ◽  
pp. 903-921
Author(s):  
Rosemary A. Robbins
Keyword(s):  
Force Field ◽  
Human Nature ◽  
Clinical Psychology ◽  
Ancient Greece ◽  
Ancient Greek ◽  
Underlying Assumption ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

This paper is an account of studies of the linguistic transformation that took place in ancient Greece between the eighth and fourth centuries B.C., searching for factors which contribute to the shift in how humans perceived themselves. The group or force-field consciousness of the men of the Iliad and the linguistic factors which allowed “individuality” to emerge by the time of Plato is explored. The account relates the emergence of the notion of “madness” to the development of the individual and asks whether madness is an artifact of individuality and explores the relationship of these developments to our present underlying assumption of a duality in human nature composed of the rational and the irrational.

scholarly journals Cardiovascular risk and history of gestational hypertension in women of reproductive age

2017 ◽  
Vol 98 (1) ◽  
pp. 85-91
Author(s):  
A R Shamkina ◽  
A R Sadykova
Keyword(s):  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk ◽  
Gestational Hypertension ◽  
Target Organ Damage ◽  
Age Determination ◽  
Reproductive Age ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

In recent years, gestational hypertension, defined in accordance with the classification of the European Society of Cardiology (2011) as hypertension induced by pregnancy, occurring with or without proteinuria, developing after 20 weeks of pregnancy and resolving up to 42 days after delivery, is considered as a adverse prognostic factor in respect of development of cardiovascular diseases in the future and cardiovascular mortality. This review presents the results of various studies on the relationship of history of gestational hypertension with risk factors for cardiovascular disease, target organ damage, associated clinical conditions and cardiovascular risk in women, including those of reproductive age. Determination of the individual cardiovascular risk in women, especially in young women, is difficult due to the low sensitivity and specificity of the tests in this category of patients. In spite of the conducted studies and obtained experience regarding issues on the relationship of history of hypertension during pregnancy with cardiovascular risk, until now the origin and the contribution of the various forms of hypertensive disorders during pregnancy, including gestational hypertension, to the development of future cardiovascular disease is still unclear. Detection of the history of gestational hypertension will allow to more accurately assess the individual cardiovascular risk and administer an adequate range of therapeutic and preventive measures for women, including those of reproductive age, at an earlier stage.

scholarly journals A Non-classical Approach to the Study of the Unconscious in Adolescence and Youth

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 370-380
Author(s):  
A. Adykulov
Keyword(s):  
Personality Development ◽  
Classical Approach ◽  
The Unconscious ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Psychological Determinants ◽  
Self Development ◽  
The One ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

A non-classical approach to the development of personality in teenage years and adolescence presupposes a student’s self-development, where the individuality, initiative, identity of the student’s personality development is put at top of mind. The discovery of new opportunities and prospects in the study of unconscious psychological determinants, the relationship of consciousness and the unconscious and their manifestations in the youth personality in the educational environment, involves, on the one hand, the formation of the psychological foundations of the personality of young men and women as active subjects, creators, self-creating, self-determining personalities, on the other hand, involves the formation of unconscious psychological determinants (unconscious attitudes, personality archetypes: ego, self, persona, anima, animus, shadow), which are responsible not only for the content of the conscious part, but also the behavior of the individual.

scholarly journals The relationship of architecture and cultural landscape on the example of the city of Almaty

2020 ◽  
Vol 78 (4) ◽  
pp. 20-28
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Landscape ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Art And Design ◽  
History Of ◽  
Moral Qualities ◽  
Culture Design ◽  
History Of Culture ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

The article substantiates the significance of the traditional culture of Kazakhstan in the field of art and design training. It describes the uniqueness of Kazakhstan's design, which is closely intertwined with various aspects of the theory and history of culture, and also reflects examples of integration into world culture. The author emphasizes the importance of studying the origins of national culture and its features, which are necessary for preserving the continuity of generations. The authors suggest using the potential of folk art heritage in the educational process for the development of aesthetic and moral qualities of the individual. Key words: education, traditional Kazakh culture, design, continuity.

scholarly journals The Relationship Of Service Quality To Client Satisfaction In An Accounting Firm Setting

2011 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Carl L. Saxby ◽  
Craig R. Ehlen ◽  
Timothy R. Koski
Keyword(s):  
Service Quality ◽  
Client Satisfaction ◽  
Accounting Firms ◽  
Accounting Firm ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Insight Into

This paper presents the results of a study using the marketing-based SERVQUAL scale to examine the relationship between service quality and client satisfaction in an accounting firm setting. Using a sample of 154 clients, we confirm that service quality is positively related in clients satisfaction with their accounting firm. More importantly, we examine the individual dimensions of service quality to provide insight into specific steps accounting firms can take to increase client satisfaction.

scholarly journals DEVELOPMENT OF SPATIAL AND MASS ON KERATON KASEPUHAN CIREBON

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (04) ◽  
pp. 345-362
Author(s):  
Deby Sinantya Purbodewi ; Rahadian P. Herwindo
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Pattern ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Residential Buildings ◽  
Cultural Influences ◽  
Spatial Development ◽  
Long Time ◽  
History Of ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Insight Into

Abstract- Keraton Kasepuhan Cirebon is one of the oldest palace that built during the transition era of Hindu Buddhism and Islam. Therefore. Keraton Kasepuhan has many periods of cultural period, where each period of time has its own distinctive culture, especially from special activities and daily activities that can affect the needs that create a spatial pattern. In terms of architecture, the existence of cultural influences resulted in the development of spatial and mass patterns, so that Kasepuhan Palace has elements of the culture in the spatial pattern and mass. According to the results of previous research, the culture is: Hindu-Buddhist, Islam, and also Colonial.  Using linear analytical methods, the data were analyzed by discussing according to the history of spatial development from the influence of each culture. The data were analyzed based on the composition of the HinduBuddhist, Islamic, Chinese, and Colonial spatial layout with the spatial development in the history of the Kasepuhan Palace, which was divided into four ages of leadership namely Ketemenggungan, Kesunanan, Panembahan and Kasultanan, in the focus of large-scale contexts, sacred building contexts, residential buildings.  This study aims to tell the architectural pattern that form Keraton Kasepuhan. The benefits of the completion of this research are to add to the architectural treasury of spatial and mass principles by various cultures in Indonesia, and add insight into the principles of spatial and mass arrangement based on theory and culture.  The conclusion of this research is the development of spatial and mass on Keraton Kasepuhan is most influenced by local culture, Hindu and Javanese Islam, while the outside culture does not much influence especially on spatial and mass Keraton Kasepuhan. In this case also found that the spatial and mass of a building can survive in a long time, while the form elements in the building can whenever changed and can be adopted or inspired from any culture. Spatial and mass is very crucial, it is the key to the relationship of architecture with humans.  Key Words: Acculturation, Spatial and Mass, History, Keraton, Keraton Kasepuhan Cirebon

scholarly journals Psychoanalytical Theory of Child Development by D. Winnicott

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 69-81
Author(s):  
Vladimir V. Starovoitov ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Past History ◽  
Transitional Object ◽  
Mental Life ◽  
Cultural Experience ◽  
The Past ◽  
The People ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

The article deals with the psychodynamic theory of the development of the individual in his personal relationships created by the English psychoanalyst and psychiatrist D. Winnicott. Winnicott created a special model of the intersubjective approach in clinical psychoanalysis. According to this approach, the studied subject, considered in the context of its culture, is largely determined by the past history of its development. Winnicott believed that a third area, the cultural experience of mankind, should be added to the other two areas explored in psychoanalytic theory: the inner psychic reality of the individual and the real world and the people living in it. His studies of childhood, in which he studied the relationship of the infant with the mother, the phenomenon of the transitional object, the role and influence of play in therapeutic work, etc., are particularly well known. According to the author of the article, Winnicott's study of the earliest experiences of the infant, due to the primary connection “mother-baby”, gave rise to the ideas that have become key to understanding these deepest levels of mental life.

Historia económica regional de España, siglos XIX y XX. Edited by Luis Germán, Enrique Llopis, Jordi Maluquer de Motes, and Santiago Zapata. Barcelona: Crítica, 2001.

2003 ◽  
Vol 63 (1) ◽  
pp. 255-256
Author(s):  
David Ringrose
Keyword(s):  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
European Union ◽  
Economic History ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Democratic Government ◽  
History Of ◽  
Autonomous Regions ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

This volume is a collection of nineteen essays, seventeen of which summarize the economic history of the individual autonomous regions established in Spain as part of the transition to democratic government that began in 1975. The last two essays are valiant efforts to synthesize some of the information in the first seventeen. The first of the concluding essays discusses the persistence of pre-nineteenth-century structures in Spain during the nineteenth century. The second examines the relationship of the various autonomous regions within Spain to the European Union.

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