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    • Intersubjectivity Studies

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    • Sigmund Freud's early work on thought-transference sparked debate and influenced core psychoanalytic concepts.
    • Telepathy's influence extends to transference, projective identification, and primary symbolization processes.
    • Contemporary post-Bionian and field theories provide new perspectives on telepathy.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To outline an epistemological framework for understanding telepathy in psychoanalysis.
    • To clarify the clinical relevance of telepathy within contemporary psychoanalytic theory.
    • To explore the conditions for telepathy's emergence and its ontological nature.

    Main Methods:

    • Conceptual analysis of psychoanalytic literature, including Freud and post-Bionian theories.
    • Development of an epistemological framework integrating telepathy.
    • Exploration of intersubjective relationships and symbolization processes.

    Main Results:

    • Telepathy offers a framework for understanding originary intersubjective relationships.
    • The study clarifies telepathy's integration into contemporary psychoanalytic thought.
    • Conditions for telepathy's emergence and its ontological status are examined.

    Conclusions:

    • Telepathy, when framed epistemologically, holds significant clinical relevance in psychoanalysis.
    • Understanding telepathy enhances our grasp of primary symbolization and intersubjective dynamics.
    • Further inquiry into telepathy's conditions and ontological nature is warranted for psychoanalytic theory.