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- Herausgeber: Booksell-Verlag
- Kategorie: Geisteswissenschaft
- Sprache: Englisch
- Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2023
D. H. Lawrence'Äôs "Psychoanalysis and the Unconscious" stands as a provocative exploration of the depths of human psychology, particularly scrutinizing the interplay between unconscious desires and societal constructs. Lawrence employs a lyrical, incisive prose style, merging elements of modernist thought with early psychoanalytic theory, culminating in an innovative critique of contemporary morality and personal identity. Through vivid imagery and passionate argumentation, he navigates the complexities of the psyche, challenging readers to confront their own unconscious motivations while reflecting on the broader implications of repression in modern life. As a prominent figure of early 20th-century literature, D. H. Lawrence's own life experiences'Äîmarked by personal turbulence, industrialization, and a deep concern for the human condition'Äîshaped his insights into the psyche. His encounters with Freudian theories and the constraints of societal norms fueled an intellectual curiosity that informed his analysis of human behavior, making this work a vital part of his literary canon, bridging the gap between psychology and literary expression. "Psychoanalysis and the Unconscious" is highly recommended for readers seeking a deeper understanding of the intricacies of the mind and the effects of repression on the human spirit. Lawrence's unique perspective not only enriches our comprehension of psychoanalysis but also invites introspection, making this book an essential read for students of literature, psychology, and philosophy.
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Psychoanalysis and the unconscious
Table of Contents
CHAPTER I PSYCHOANALYSIS vs. MORALITY
Psychoanalysis has sprung many surprises on us, performed more than one volte face before our indignant eyes. No sooner had we got used to the psychiatric quack who vehemently demonstrated the serpent of sex coiled round the root of all our actions, no sooner had we begun to feel honestly uneasy about our lurking complexes, than lo and behold the psychoanalytic gentleman reappeared on the stage with a theory of pure psychology. The medical faculty, which was on hot bricks over the therapeutic innovations, heaved a sigh of relief as it watched the ground warming under the feet of the professional psychologists.
This, however, was not the end. The ears of the ethnologist began to tingle, the philosopher felt his gorge rise, and at last the moralist knew he must rush in. By this time psychoanalysis had become a public danger. The mob was on the alert. The Œdipus complex was a household word, the incest motive a commonplace of tea-table chat. Amateur analyses became the vogue. “Wait till you’ve been analyzed,” said one man to another, with varying intonation. A sinister look came into the eyes of the initiates—the famous, or infamous, Freud look. You could recognize it everywhere, wherever you went.
Psychoanalysts know what the end will be. They have crept in among us as healers and physicians; growing bolder, they have asserted their authority as scientists; two more minutes and they will appear as apostles. Have we not seen and heard the ex cathedra Jung? And does it need a prophet to discern that Freud is on the brink of a Weltanschauung—or at least a Menschanschauung, which is a much more risky affair? What detains him? Two things. First and foremost, the moral issue. And next, but more vital, he can’t get down to the rock on which he must build his church.
Let us look to ourselves. This new doctrine—it will be called no less—has been subtly and insidiously suggested to us, gradually inoculated into us. It is true that doctors are the priests, nay worse, the medicine-men of our decadent society. Psychoanalysis has made the most of the opportunity.
First and foremost the issue is a moral issue. It is not here a matter of reform, new moral values. It is the life or death of all morality. The leaders among the psychoanalysts know what they have in hand. Probably most of their followers are ignorant, and therefore pseudo-innocent. But it all amounts to the same thing. Psychoanalysis is out, under a therapeutic disguise, to do away entirely with the moral faculty in man. Let us fling the challenge, and then we can take sides in all fairness.
The psychoanalytic leaders know what they are about, and shrewdly keep quiet, going gently. Yet, however gently they go, they set the moral stones rolling. At every step the most innocent and unsuspecting analyst starts a little landslide. The old world is yielding under us. Without any direct attack, it comes loose under the march of the psychoanalyst, and we hear the dull rumble of the incipient avalanche. We are in for a debâcle.
