（中 文）维特根斯坦与弗洛伊德：语言无意识和个体心理的交叉

Teacher

Li Zhi, Talia Morag, David Macarthur

First day of classes

July 1st

Last day of classes

July 22nd

   Course Credit

1 (Theory Credits: 1; Practice Credits: 0)

Course Description

Course Introduction

The seminar will be a critical comparison of the philosophy of Wittgenstein  and the psychoanalysis of Freud. Wittgenstein is famous for having undermined Freud’s pretension that psychoanalysis is a science. Our seminar will turn this criticism on its head by drawing an analogy between psychoanalysis and Wittgenstein’s own linguistic philosophy. Wittgenstein is at pains to distinguish knowledge of the logic of language (which he calls “grammar”) from scientific knowledge. Although grammar concerns the empirical phenomena of language in space and time, it focuses attention on the historically situated projection of words into unique circumstances of use. So, by  analogy, psychoanalysis concerns the empirical phenomena of a unique person’s psychology, focusing attention on that person’s specific emotions in the context of their idiosyncratic past experience. We shall propose that, by analogy with Wittgenstein’s linguistic philosophy, psychoanalysis is a humanistic discipline with a non-scientific epistemology. This has important practical implications for how we conceive the “talking cure” that both Wittgenstein and Freud appeal to. The objectifying gaze of science cannot do justice to the ethically charged I-you relationship of philosophical or psychoanalytic therapy.

Objective

1.Values: The seminar will provide a unique dual perspective from which to re-assess the importance and ultimate value of Wittgenstein's philosophy and Freudian psychoanalysis.

2.Knowledge and Understanding: the seminar will deepen the understanding of both Wittgenstein’s philosophy and Freudian psychoanalysis by looking at  Wittgenstein through Freud’s eyes and Wittgenstein through Freud’s.

3.Abilities and Skills: the seminar will develop close reading skills appropriate to difficult texts and to enhance critical essay writing skills; as well as providing the tools to look at familiar topics from a fresh perspective.

Assignments (essay or other forms)

1.Requirements: One 2000 critical essay on a topic   chosen from a list of topics.

2.Grading Rubric: Out of 100

Text Books and Reading Materials

Talia Morag “Bad Faith and the Unconscious”, Selections from Freud’s Collected Papers and Wittgenstein’s Philosophical Investigations, Charles Taylor, Excerpts from The Social Imaginary

Selections from Freud’s Collected Papers and Wittgenstein’s Philosophical Investigations

David Macarthur, “Wittgenstein’s Un-Ruley Solution to the Problem of Philosophy”; Selections from Freud’s Collected Papers and Wittgenstein’s Philosophical Investigations; Cavell, “Criteria and Judgment” from The Claim of Reason  (1979).

Talia Morag, “Well-Being, Morality and the end of Psychoanalysis”; selections from   Freud’s Collected Papers and Wittgenstein’s Philosophical Investigations

Faculty：Li Zhi, Talia Morag, David Macarthur

Targeted Student：

All the Students of the Philosophy Department and Some students from HongYi School。

Course Credit：1

Lecture Hours：

（consisted of 16 theoretical hours and 0 practical   hours）

Course Leader：

Name：Li Zhi

E-mail：skywatersnake@hotmail.com

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Course Staff：

Name：Talia Morag

E-mail：talia.morag@gmail.com

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Course Staff：

Name：David Macarthur

E-mail：david.macarthur@  

sydney.edu.au

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Introduction.

The Unconscious of   nguage and Mind.

4

The Imagination:

Picturing   (Wittgenstein) & Transference (Freud)

4

The non-scientific   method of selfknowledge in philosophy & psychoanalysis.

4

Well-being:

the “talking cure”   and the aim of therapy in Philosophy and

Psychoanalysis.

4