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1Universität Genf. andre.haynal@freesurf.ch
Luzifer-Amor : Zeitschrift Zur Geschichte Der Psychoanalyse
|February 24, 2009
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Psychoanalysis, starting from the unconventional field of parapsychology, has arrived at the today widely shared ideas of relational perspectives (introjection/projection, etc.). Thus, psychoanalytic theory's rather crooked development led to an unexpected, inspiring and lasting accomplishment.
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