Humana.Mente: Journal of Philosophical Studies (Feb 2012)

Remnants of Psychoanalysis. Rethinking the Psychodynamic Approach to Self-Deception

  • Massimo Marraffa

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 5, no. 20

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This article reflects on the phenomenon of self-deception in the context of the psychodynamic approach to defense mechanisms. Building on Giovanni Jervis’ criticism of psychoanalysis, I pursue the project of a full integration of that approach in the neurocognitive sciences. In this framework, the theme of self-deception becomes a vantage point from which to sketch out a philosophical anthropology congruent with the ontology of neurocognitive sciences.

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