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  • Psychoanalysis
  • Political Philosophy
  • Social Psychology

Background:

  • The rise of fake news and disinformation promotes societal misrepresentations and 'anti-thinking'.
  • Populations are becoming accustomed to political and societal falsehoods, hindering critical engagement.
  • Psychoanalytic inquiry offers a framework to counter these trends by addressing 'anti-thinking'.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the political dimensions of psychoanalytic audacity in the current disinformation landscape.
  • To examine how psychoanalysis can foster critical thinking and challenge societal misrepresentations.
  • To understand psychoanalysis as a tool for confronting 'anti-thinking' and its effects.

Main Methods:

  • Conceptual analysis of psychoanalytic theory and its relationship to Enlightenment ideals.
  • Examination of psychoanalysis as a dyadic process that facilitates exploration of difficult emotional and ideational content.
  • Exploration of psychoanalysis's role in confronting defensive foreclosure and enabling the naming of the unthinkable.

Main Results:

  • Psychoanalytic audacity, rooted in 'aude sapere' (dare to know), encourages questioning and toleration of painful mental states.
  • The psychoanalytic dyad acts as a political organization, making the unthinkable nameable and spoken.
  • This process clarifies the foreclosures imposed by 'anti-thinking' and disinformation.

Conclusions:

  • Psychoanalysis provides a vital space for daring to think and question in an era of widespread disinformation.
  • By making the unthinkable nameable, psychoanalysis empowers individuals and society to resist misrepresentations.
  • The practice of psychoanalysis serves as a form of political resistance against 'anti-thinking'.