The unconscious and the transcendental: Husserlian phenomenology in intersubjective systems theory.
Rozemund Uljée
Frontiers in Psychology 2023 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1282640 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Philosophy of mind |
| Keywords | Husserl Intersubjectivity Psychoanalysis Relational turn Transcendental |
| Key points | Argues that intersubjective systems theory, despite grounding itself in phenomenological insights, lacks an account of how meaning is intersubjectively constituted and relies on an ambiguous conception of the unconscious. Proposes that Husserlian phenomenology supplies a theoretical foundation that explains the intersubjective constitution of meaning while permitting a dynamic, situational relation between consciousness and unconsciousness. |
Abstract
The relational turn in psychoanalysis can be identified by the replacement of Freudian drives for intersubjectivity as main regulative principle. "Intersubjective systems theory" is the name of one strand within the relational turn that explicitly locates its philosophical foundations in a number of phenomenological insights. In this paper, I investigate some of the essential phenomenological assumptions underlying intersubjective systems theory. I identify 2 main problems: 1. intersubjective systems theory relies on the premise that meaning is intersubjectively constituted, yet fails to offer an account of this constitution; 2. intersubjective systems theory is based on an ambiguous conception of the unconscious. The aim of this paper is to show how Husserlian phenomenology offers a valuable theoretical foundation for intersubjective systems theory in the sense that it presents a convincing account of the intersubjective constitution of meaning that in its very constitution allows for a dynamic and situational relation between consciousness and unconsciousness.
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