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La Ilusión de contacto : introspecciones (insights) desde la carta de Winnicott a Klein de 1952 (2024)

Taipale, J. (2024). La Ilusión de contacto : introspecciones (insights) desde la carta de Winnicott a Klein de 1952. In Libro anual de psicoanálisis XXXV : The New Annuals of The International Journal of Psychoanalysis 2022. Editorial Psimática. Libro Anual de Psicoanális.

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All authors or editors: Taipale, Joona

Parent publication: Libro anual de psicoanálisis XXXV : The New Annuals of The International Journal of Psychoanalysis 2022

ISBN: 978-84-127611-6-0

Journal or series: Libro Anual de Psicoanális

Publication year: 2024

Number of pages in the book: 364

Publisher: Editorial Psimática

Place of Publication: Madrid

Publication country: Spain

Publication language: Spanish; Castilian

Publication open access: Not open

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Publication is parallel published (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/95854

Additional information: Käännös artikkelista / Traducción al español del artículo: Taipale, J. (2021). The illusion of contact: Insights from Winnicott’s 1952 letter to Klein. International Journal of Psychoanalysis 102(1), 31-50; https://doi.org/10.1080/00207578.2021.1878005

Abstract

Using Winnicott’s theory, this article produces an account of the individual’s relation to a given conceptual framework. Whereas Winnicott’s ideas have been almost exclusively discussed in developmental and psychopathological contexts, the present article extends Winnicott’s theory and applies it to the problem of interpersonal understanding. Taking a lead from one of Winnicott’s letters to Klein, the article investigates the problem of expressing one’s idiosyncratic insights in the confines of a given conceptual framework. The article examines Winnicott’s theory of compliance and creativity, discusses the plea that Winnicott makes to Klein, analyses the encounter with a “dead language”, and investigates the asymmetrical structure of interpersonal understanding. Cashing out the latter in terms of an “illusion of contact”, the article enhances our interpretation of the successes and shortcomings of interpersonal encounters – in everyday life, in clinical settings, and in the historical community of researchers. By focusing on the last mentioned in particular, the article brings forth neglected aspects of Winnicott’s thinking and uses these to assess the conditions of an open dialogue within the psychoanalytic community.

Keywords: encounter; interaction; social interaction; human relations; comprehension; reciprocity; illusions; psychoanalysis; interpersonal psychotherapy; phenomenology

Free keywords: interpersonal communication; creativity and compliance; illusion; psychoanalytic language; playing; asymmetry

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