A Question of Time: Freud in the Light of Heidegger's Temporality (Contemporary Psychoanalytic Studies)

In A Question of Time , Joel Pearl offers a new reading of the foundations of psychoanalytic thought, indicating the presence of an essential lacuna that has been integral to psychoanalysis since its inception. Pearl returns to the moment in which psychoanalysis was born, demonstrating how Freud had overlooked one of the most principal issues pertinent to his method: the question of time. The book shows that it is no coincidence that Freud had never methodically and thoroughly discussed time and that the metaphysical assumption of linear time lies at the very heart of Freudian psychoanalysis. Pearl's critical reading of Freud develops through an original dialogue that he creates with the philosophy of Martin Heidegger and, specifically, with the German philosopher's notion of temporality. Pearl traces the encounter between Freud and Heidegger by observing the common inspiration shaping their thinking: philosopher Franz Brentano, who taught both Freud and Edmund Husserl, Heidegger's mentor. The book travels down an alternate path, one overlooked by Freudian thought - a path leading from Brentano, through Husserl and onto Heidegger's notion of time, which is founded on the ecstatic' interrelation of past, present and future. Title Page 4 Copyright Page 5 Table of Contents 7 Acknowledgments 10 Introduction 13 Psychoanalysis at a Crossroads 14 The Question of Time: Between Freud and Heidegger 18 The Structure of this Book and the Presentation of Freud and Heidegger 20 PART 1: Heidegger and the Status of Time 23 Introduction 24 One The Subject and Time: From the Cogito to Dasein 26 The Cartesian Subject 26 Kant and the Transcendental Subject 28 The Heideggerian Alternative: Dasein in the World 34 Two “Being in the World”: The Two-fold Structure of Everyday Life 40 Phenomenology as the Science of Being 40 Being and Beings: The Layered Structure of the World 42 The Worldhood of the World 46 The Self and the ‘They’ 48 The Uncanniness of Everydayness 51 Three Being-There in Time 57 Care and Temporality 57 The Ecstatic Structure of Temporality 59 Heidegger Reading Aristotle: The ‘Now’ and the Horizon of Time 61 Temporality: The Primordial Structure of Time 62 Projectedness, Understanding and Meaning 65 A Metaphysics of Presence 67 Temporality and Selfness: an Inversion of the Notion of Time 70 PART 2: Freud: A Temporal Lacuna 79 Introduction 80 Four The Role of Time in the Psychic Mechanism: Freud’s “Project” and its origins in Brentano. 82 The Psychic Mechanism in the “Project” 82 The Status of Time in the “Project” 89 Freud as Brentano’s Student 93 The Theoretical Connection between Freud of 1895 and Brentano of 1873: A Discussion of Aviva Cohen’s interpretation 95 Brentano’s Epistemology 97 Temporal Consciousness in Brentano’s Thought according to Husserl 103 Summary 106 Five Freud’s Concealment of Temporality: Ida Bauer (“Dora”) as a Case Study 109 The Case of Ida Bauer 109 Contemporary Psychoanalytic Commentary 112 Why has the Freudian Method Overlooked Ida Bauer’s Emotional World? 116 The Concealment of Temporality by Freud’s Technique of Interpretation 121 Ida’s Dream 123 The Technique of Interpretation as Dependent upon the Phenomenon of Temporality 126 Summary 127 Six From Neurosis to the Structure of the Mind: The Question of Time in Freud’s writings, 1905-1937 132 “Three Essays on the Theory of Sexuality” [1905] 132 The Topographic Model of the Mind [1913] 140 “Beyond the Pleasure Principle” [1920] 142 The Structural Model of the Mind and Time (1923-1937) 147 Closing Time: The Notion of Time in Freud’s Thought 152 PART 3: Psycho-Ontology 155 Introduction 156 Seven An Ontological Reading of Narcissism 157 The Role of Ontological Thought in Relation to Psychoanalytic Theory 157 The Recourse to Primary Narcissism in Post-Freudian Psychoanalysis 160 Narcissism as a Manifestation of a Non-Linear Flow of Time 164 From Narcissism to Reality: Freud and Loewald 164 The Temporal-Ontological Structure of Narcissism 174 Eight Back to Ida: Psychoanalytic Concepts as Manifesting Temporal Relations 180 Transference, Counter-transference and Temporality 182 Ego, Repression, Unconscious and Temporality 186 Therapy and Temporality 197 Closing Note 201 Epilogue 203 Bibliography 206 Index 210 In A Question Of Time , Joel Pearl Offers A New Reading Of The Foundations Of Psychoanalytic Thought, Indicating The Presence Of An Essential Lacuna That Has Been Integral To Psychoanalysis Since Its Inception. Pearl Returns To The Moment In Which Psychoanalysis Was Born, Demonstrating How Freud Had Overlooked One Of The Most Principal Issues Pertinent To His Method: The Question Of Time. The Book Shows That It Is No Coincidence That Freud Had Never Methodically And Thoroughly Discussed Time And That The Metaphysical Assumption Of Linear Time Lies At The Very Heart Of Freudian Psychoanalysis. Pearl's Critical Reading Of Freud Develops Through An Original Dialogue That He Creates With The Philosophy Of Martin Heidegger And, Specifically, With The German Philosopher's Notion Of Temporality. Pearl Traces The Encounter Between Freud And Heidegger By Observing The Common Inspiration Shaping Their Thinking: Philosopher Franz Brentano, Who Taught Both Freud And Edmund Husserl, Heidegger's Mentor. The Book Travels Down An Alternate Path, One Overlooked By Freudian Thought - A Path Leading From Brentano, Through Husserl And Onto Heidegger's Notion Of Time, Which Is Founded On The Ecstatic's Interration Of Past, Present And Future--page [4] Of Cover. Joel Pearl ; Translated By Amir Atsmon And Joel Pearl. Based On The Hebrew Edition Of: Joel Pearl, A Question Of Time, Between Philosophy And Psychoanalysis, ... Published By Bar-iian University Press, Ramat Gan, Israel, 2011--title Page Verso Includes Bibliographical References And Index.