精神分析・社会学・自閉症

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  • Psychoanalysis, Sociology, and Autism
  • セイシン ブンセキ シャカイガク ジヘイショウ インユ ノ モンダイ オ チュウシン ニ
  • Laying Emphasis on "Metaphor"
  • 「隠喩」の問題を中心に

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It is thought that sociology and psychoanalysis are opposites. One of the reasons for this is that while sociology studies societies, psychoanalysis focuses on individuals. However, an important difference is that while sociology is mainly interested in the present structure of human relationships, psychoanalysis is mainly interested in the beginning of the structure of human relationships. When sociology becomes interested in the beginning of the social structure, psychoanalysis will be useful for such a study.<br>From now on, a possible area of cooperation between sociology and psychoanalysis is in the case of autism. At first, it seems that autism has nothing to do with sociology, because it is caused by the functional disorder of an individual's brain. However, one of the key characteristics of autism is impaired interpersonal relationships (sociability). Therefore, sociology is deeply related with the problems of autism. However, present sociological theories are not well equipped to deal with autism. I think that Jacques Lacan's psychoanalysis will help sociology deal with autism because of its deep insight into interpersonal relationships.<br>One of the keywords of Lacanian psychoanalysis is "metaphor and metonymy." "Metaphor" is the basis of the sociability of individuals. From the viewpoint of Lacanian psychoanalysis, autism is a condition in which the function of the "metaphor" is of no use. Actually, autistic people are not good at using metaphors. By introducing the concept of "metaphor," we can study autism from the viewpoint of not only psychoanalysis but also sociology. Such a trial will play an important role in the study of autism as a social problem.

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