The Unfinished Copernican Revolution
The Unfinished Copernican Revolution
The Unfinished Copernican Revolution is a groundbreaking book by the French psychoanalyst Jean Laplanche that challenges traditional views of psychoanalysis and the nature of the human psyche. In this book, Laplanche presents a bold and innovative theory of psychic life, drawing on his extensive knowledge of Freudian theory and his own clinical experience.
Laplanche argues that the human psyche is not a self-contained entity, but is constantly in a state of flux, shaped by the complex interplay between internal and external factors. He proposes a new model of psychic life that emphasizes the role of external influences, including social and cultural factors, in shaping the development of the psyche.
The book's title is a reference to the work of astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus, who famously challenged the prevailing view of his time that the Earth was the center of the universe. Laplanche similarly seeks to upend traditional ideas about the nature of the human psyche, arguing that it is not a self-contained entity but is rather shaped by the complex interactions between internal and external factors.
Through his innovative theories and insightful commentary, Laplanche offers a fresh perspective on the field of psychoanalysis, challenging readers to rethink their assumptions about the nature of the human psyche and the role of psychoanalysis in understanding it.
The Unfinished Copernican Revolution is a must-read for anyone interested in the field of psychoanalysis, the nature of the human psyche, or the intersection of psychology and culture. It is a powerful work of scholarship and a valuable contribution to the ongoing debate about the complexities of the human mind.
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Contents
1. The Unfinished Copernican Revolution (1992)
2. Defense and Prohibition in Treatment and in the Psychoanalytic Account of the Human (1967)
3. Interpreting (with) Freud (1968)
4. The Originary Position of Masochism in the Field of the Sexual Drive (1968)
5. Notes on Marcuse and Psychoanalysis (1969)
6. The Principles of Psychical Functioning: An Attempt at Clarification (1969)
7. The Derivation of Psychoanalytic Entities (1971)
8. The Psychoanalytic Treatment of Psychotic Conditions (1972)
9. The Ego or the Self? (1972)
10. Life Drive: 1910 (1975)
11. Structuralism before Psychoanalysis (1979)
12. A Metapsychology Put to the Test by Anxiety (1979)
13. The Paths of Inhumanity (Regarding the Death Penalty) (1977)
14. Reparation and Penal Retribution: A Psychoanalytic Perspective (1983)
15. Psychoanalysis: History or Archaeology? (1983)
16. Should We Burn Melanie Klein? (1983)
17. The Drive and Its Source-Object: Its Fate in the Transference (1984)
18. Treating Freudian Translation (1984)
19. Trauma, Translation, Transference and Other Trans(es) (1986)
20. The Death Drive in the Theory of Sexual Drives (1986)
21. The Wall and the Arcade (1988)
22. Specific Problems of Terminology in the Translation of Freud (1988)
23. Temporality and Translation: Toward Making the Philosophy of Time Work Again (1989)
24. Debate on “Temporality and Translation” (1989)
25. Implantation, Intromission (1990)
26. Time and the Other (1991)
27. Interpretation between Determinism and Hermeneutics (1991)
28. Transference: Its Provocation by the Analyst (1992)
29. Masochism and the General Theory of Seduction (1992)
