The opening address of the President of the IPA to the symposium participants

Abstract

The opening address highlights the themes of beginnings, separations, and continuities and their various permutations, as they relate to the life of Sigmund Freud, and to the human condition in general.

Key words:

• Ur phantasien
• separation
• Sigi

Additional information

Notes on contributors

Stefano Bolognini

Author

Stefano Bolognini is President of the International Psychoanalytic Association (IPA) and a member of the First and Second IPA Boards of Representatives. He is also a training and supervising analyst with and past president of the Italian Psychoanalytic Society, and a co-founder of its Serious Pathologies Commitee.