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Irreducible subjectivity and interactionism: a critique.

F Louw1, M Pitman

  • 1louwf@hotmail.com

The International Journal of Psycho-Analysis
|September 14, 2001
PubMed
Summary

This study critiques psychoanalysis's interactionism, particularly Renik's views on analyst subjectivity and enactments. It argues for a nuanced objectivity and re-evaluates transference, challenging Renik's revision of psychoanalytic theory.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychoanalysis
  • Psychology
  • Philosophy

Background:

  • Critiques the psychoanalytic interactionism model.
  • Focuses on the work of Renik regarding analyst subjectivity.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Critique Renik's concept of irreducible analyst subjectivity.
  • Defend a subtler notion of objectivity in psychoanalysis.
  • Re-evaluate Renik's revision of psychoanalysis, including his views on enactments and transference.

Main Methods:

  • Philosophical critique of Renik's arguments.
  • Comparative analysis of Renik's views on enactments and transference versus alternative perspectives.
  • Examination of the implications of modifying analytic situations and processes.

Main Results:

  • Renik's argument for irreducible subjectivity is philosophically critiqued.
  • A more nuanced objectivity, acknowledging human limitations, is advocated.
  • Renik's conceptualization of countertransference enactments is deemed a 'special case' of countertransference as a vice.
  • Renik's view of transference is criticized for overemphasizing adaptive dimensions, potentially neglecting archaic ones.

Conclusions:

  • Renik's revision of psychoanalysis stems from altering core analytic elements.
  • The critique of interactionism, particularly Renik's views, has broader implications for other proponents.
  • A more balanced approach to subjectivity and objectivity is necessary in psychoanalytic theory and practice.

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