E-LOGOS 2021, 28(1):50-59 | DOI: 10.18267/j.e-logos.483

The Dictate of the Unconscious: The Latent Meaning of a Philosophical Text

Hynek Tippelt
Filozofická fakulta Univerzity Jana Evangelisty Purkyně v Ústí nad Labem, Pasteurova 3544/1, 400 96 Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic

The aim of this study is to outline the psychoanalytic method of interpretation in its application to a philosophical text. The nature of philosophical creativity is illustrated by comparison with the laws of dream activity and the concept of primary process thinking. The concept of a “pride system” (Karen Horney) is used to interpret the specifically philosophical diction. The study shows the possibility of reading a philosophical text as a kind of declaration confirming the importance of its author, fulfilling their unconscious desire to prove the impossibility of "falling out of this world” (Sigmund Freud). The concept of the three archetypal ontological primordial images, inspired by Erikson's reflections and elaborated in other texts of the present author, is reformulated as a distinction of three philosophical styles: disciplined and paternalistic, focused on strict rule and order; sympathetic and maternalistic, focused on acceptance, equality and positive home atmosphere; and "nonsubstantially" (Egon Bondy) open, guided by the image of the "preparental center" (Erik Erikson) and primarily focusing on the value of freedom.

Keywords: Philosophical text, psychoanalysis, ontology, projection, magical thinking, New Age, nonsubstantial ontology

Received: March 15, 2021; Revised: March 15, 2021; Accepted: August 24, 2021; Prepublished online: September 24, 2021; Published: September 26, 2021  Show citation

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