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El "impulso" en psicoanálisis y conceptos afines en filosofía analítica de la mente

  • Carlos de la Puente

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Abstract

The different defi nitions of the concept of instinct within psychoanalytic theory are discussed in this article, highlighting the tension that exists in Freud' writings between a more phenomenological version of instinct, or drive, and a concept with biological overtones. The controversies around this concept are discussed and arguments stemming from philosophy against the biological version are considered. Relying on the work of a psychoanalyst from the object relations theory, the author concludes that psychoanalysis should overcome a body based notion of instinct and consider it instead as a behavior that human beings learn in the course of their interactions.
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JournalPersona
StatePublished - 2011
Externally publishedYes

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