Freedom – the abyssal ground of Freudian psychoanalysis

ABSTRACT

Freedom is an a priori condition for the way in which Freudian psychoanalysis thematizes the development, the structure and the dynamics of our psychic life; the human psyche is essentially constituted by freedom. What this really means is that psychoanalysis lacks a foundation or ground – both as a psychological science and as a kind of clinical treatment. Freedom is the abyssal ground of psychoanalysis.

KEYWORDS:

• Freedom
• soul
• science
• method
• technique

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Johan Eriksson

Johan Eriksson is a Psychoanalyst in private practice in Stockholm. He is also a Philosopher, Swedish editor of The Scandinavian Psychoanalytic Review and Member of the Swedish Psychoanalytic Association.