The Role of Metaphor, Paraprax, Lacunae and Myth
Hardback
Publication Date: 01/05/2005
By systematically deconstructing and analysing scientific texts for irrational unconscious motivations, new scientific associations can be produced. Four categories are suggested as guidelines for the analysis of science: metaphors, scientific parapraxes, lacunae, and scientific myths. The most important are the conceptual lacunae, for they constitute an integral part of the scientific construction. Three types of lacunae are discussed, each deriving from a different hidden motive: (1) The blurring of a scientific problem in order to preserve the intactness of a theory (the post-traumatic dream); (2) The epistemological double split which reflects the discrepancy between what we wish to see and what we actually see; and (3) The difficulty of dealing with phenomena that evoke deep, primary fears (phantasies about the inside of the body). Examples from various disciplines are discussed in order to show that unconscious elements in science are a universal phenomenon. The function of scientific myths is explained. And the hypothesis is tested on psychoanalysis itself, in this way providing a full explanation of how and why blind spots block scientific creativity.
- ISBN:
- 9781845190705
- 9781845190705
- Category:
- Philosophy of science
- Format:
- Hardback
- Publication Date:
- 01-05-2005
- Language:
- English
- Publisher:
- Liverpool University Press
- Country of origin:
- United Kingdom
- Pages:
- 190
- Dimensions (mm):
- 152x229x18mm
- Weight:
- 0.44kg
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