Abstract

LESERRE, Daniel. The scientific character of psychoanalysis: a reconsideration of Freud's line of argument. Rev. Asoc. Esp. Neuropsiq. [online]. 2023, vol.43, n.143, pp.179-196.  Epub July 31, 2023. ISSN 2340-2733.  https://dx.doi.org/10.4321/s0211-57352023000100010.

The discussion on the scientific character of psychoanalysis is continuous and multifaceted. Currently the extent and variety of the implied aspects in it has even increased. In this context this article presents a reconsideration of Freud's line of argument regarding the scientific character of psychoanalysis. Against a quite spread view that conceives Freud's scientific perspective as a reflex of positivism, this article, sustained by recent research on Freud, proposes the reconsideration of Freud's perspective in a more exhaustive way and holds that it is based on a line of argument maintained through all his work.

Keywords : theory of mind; psychoanalysis; Freudian theory; unconscious; interdisciplinary research.

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