Daniel José Gaztambide, A People's History of Psychoanalysis: From Freud to Liberation Psychology

The paper traces the psychoanalytic networks of the English botanist, A.G. Tansley, a patient of Freud's (1922-1924), whose detour from ecology to psychoanalysis staked out a path which became emblematic for his generation. Tansley acted as the hinge between two networks of men dedicated to the study of psychoanalysis: a Cambridge psychoanalytic discussion group consisting of Tansley, John Rickman, Lionel Penrose, Frank Ramsey, Harold Jeffreys and James Strachey; and a network of field scientists which included Harry Godwin, E. Pickworth Farrow and C.C. Fagg. Drawing on unpublished letters written by Freud and on unpublished manuscripts, the authors detail the varied life paths of these psychoanalytic allies, focusing primarily on the 1920s when psychoanalysis in England was open to committed scientific enthusiasts, before the development of training requirements narrowed down what counted as a psychoanalytic community.

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Conversation with a Truth Seeker

Psychoanalysis and History ◽

10.3366/pah.2006.8.1.161 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

pp. 161-170 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Jaap Bos

Keyword(s):

History Of Psychoanalysis ◽

History Of ◽

Concept Of Truth ◽

Forms Of Knowledge

This paper is an invited response to Peter Rudnytsky's ‘Guardians of truth’ article. Taking issue with what are presented as fundamental theoretical and methodological caveats, this article discusses the question of when and how differing discourses on the history of psychoanalysis may or may not be compatible. In particular the author questions the validity of a concept of truth as defined from within a field of knowledge, to arrive at definitions of discourse and dialogue that can be useful to acquire new forms of knowledge.

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Psychoanalysis Confronts Cognitive Disability

Psychoanalysis and History ◽

10.3366/pah.2019.0292 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 21 (2) ◽

pp. 135-146

Author(s):

Dagmar Herzog

Keyword(s):

Cognitive Disability ◽

History Of Psychoanalysis ◽

History Of

This essay outlines key moments in the long history of psychoanalysis’ deeply problematic engagement with the phenomenon of cognitive disability – as it highlights as well the work of exceptional counter-examples, including Fernand Deligny, Maud Mannoni, and Angelo Villa.

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