Charles Brenner
Abstract
Various meanings have been given to the word "metapsychology" by its opponents and proponents in the psychoanalytic literature. These are discussed and compared with the meaning Freud intended the word to have. The question of the place of psychoanalytic psychology in science--whether it is or is not in natural science--is also considered.
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Various meanings have been given to the word "metapsychology" by its opponents and proponents in the psychoanalytic literature. These are discussed and compared with the meaning Freud intended the word to have. The question of the place of psychoanalytic psychology in science--whether it is or is not in natural science--is also considered.
Key concepts: Metapsychology, Psychoanalytic theory, Psychoanalysis, Psychology, Meaning (existential), Epistemology, Philosophy, Psychotherapist