ethical intuitionism
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Towards Ethical Intuitionism and the Moral Unconscious in Depth-based Practice
Integrating intuitionism and the moral unconscious, this paper proposes an innovative ethical framework to address depth psychology’s dilemmas. Challenging normative ethics’ limits, it draws on psychoanalytic theory and moral psychology to advance nuanced discernment. Emphasising conceptual skills and unconscious wisdom, it advocates experiential-evidence-based praxis through critical reflection. Continue reading
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Beyond Normative Ethics: Toward an Ethical Intuitionism for Psychoanalysis
‘The Freudian conception of the process by which the subject is constituted is fundamentally dialectical in nature and involves the notion that the subject is created and sustained (and at the same time decentred from itself) through the dialectical interplay of consciousness and unconsciousness.’ — Thomas Ogden My main object in this paper is to… Continue reading