1999
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-0118.1999.tb00503.x
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Psychoanalysis: An Art or a Science? A Review of the Implications of the Theory of Bion and Meltzer

Abstract: This essay considers Bion's and Meltzer's enumeration of both artistic and scientific qualities inherent in psychoanalytic practice in relation to the problem of learning from experience. Their work encourages practitioners to value the liberating potential of psychoanalysis as an art form. This is emphasized through the complex cognitive implications of Bion's‘reverie’ and Meltzer's ‘aesthetic conflict’, suggesting that psychoanalytic advance will consist in the marriage of artistic modes of cognition with a … Show more

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“…For discussions of the relationship between curiosity and the research paradigm, see, for example, Bollas (), Cooper (), and Williams ().…”
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“…For discussions of the relationship between curiosity and the research paradigm, see, for example, Bollas (), Cooper (), and Williams ().…”
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“…He indicates that, in psychoanalytical methodology, the ultimate criterion of the application of ideas is not whether "a particular usage is right or wrong, meaningful or verifiable, but whether it does, or does not, promote development" (Bion, 1984f, p. vii). In his opinions relevant to the epistemology of the mind, he departs from the positivistic patterns of scientific cognition (Williams, 1999). Constructing the model, Bion is aware of the results of attempted actions, and does it while being aware of the consequences; he expects that the recipient will experience realizations that approximate to the theory (Bion, 1984a).…”
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