2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Sigmund Freud's Biologism with Reference to the Structure of hisConcept of Affect, especially of Anxiety
Project/Area Number |
23820008
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
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Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
Research Field |
History of thought
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Research Institution | The University of Tokyo |
Principal Investigator |
SATO Tomoko 東京大学, 大学院・総合文化研究科, 学術研究員 (70613876)
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Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2012
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Keywords | 20世紀 / 精神分析 / フロイト / デリダ / メタ心理学 / 生物学 / 情動 / トラウマ |
Research Abstract |
The major interest of our study lies in Sigmund Freud's recourse to the biology of his time and his borrowed terms from this science. We highlight the role they play in the construction of his psychological discourse, especially in the elaboration of the problem of affect. We discover that the later Freud’s posing, in corporeal terms, of the question of unpleasurable affects, such as pain, mourning, and anxiety, is correlated with a deeper and more accurate appreciation of the problem of trauma. We also point out the importance that his concept of affect can have in the context of twentieth-century European philosophy.
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Research Products
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