Repetition and difference: a proof of sorts

Authors

  • Michael Melmed Clinical psychologist and Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Columbia University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1234/fa.v0i74.230

Keywords:

psychoanalysis, literature, philosophy

Abstract

In an homage to Spinoza’s geometrical method the writer attempts to wed this form of writing/thinking with one of poetic vitality and, following one of the piece’s themes, tries to break out of the constraints of a repetitive, obsessional style through, and into, an expressive, poetic associative flow. The writer draws on the ideas of Freud, Bion, and Sartre as well as seemingly mundane earthly phenomena to illustrate the processes and feeling the piece grapples with.

Author Biography

Michael Melmed, Clinical psychologist and Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Columbia University

Clinical psychologist and Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Columbia University

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Published

2018-12-23

How to Cite

Melmed, M. (2018). Repetition and difference: a proof of sorts. Free Associations, (74), 101. https://doi.org/10.1234/fa.v0i74.230

Issue

No. 74 (2018)

Section

Treats and Treatments

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