From the moment Freud founded psychoanalysis, it became firmly established within his field ... or it would appear that it had been. But if we look at this point more closely, it becomes even more uncertain for a fundamental reason: the more we examine, the more difficult it is to determine what the field of psychoanalysis is. From its inception, for example, psychoanalysis was involved in debates about whether its field belonged more to the field of natural sciences, or to the field of philosophy and cultural sciences. In this sense, this book brings together four interventions by one of the most prominent philosophers of the 21st century, who is committed to understanding the convergences and divergences between psychoanalysis and other disciplines. Thus, four essays are brought together that focus on problems that are often dissonant but of current relevance ... sex, ontology, caus...read more
