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Visions of the Self

Visions of the Self The American Journal of Psychoanalysis, Vol. 55, No. 2, 1995 Edited by Althea J. Homer, Ph.D. Maurice Friedman's concept of self seems to stand midway between that of self as structure in modern object relations theory and the postmodern focus on meaning within dialogue and discourse. Friedman, leaning upon the work of Buber, describes a dialogical view of the self that both allows for a central core that is unique and ongoing, yet that requires the I-Thou dialogue to come into real-ization. Our unique- ness is not an "it" that can be captured on an MMPI readout or caught like a butterfly in a net. Passing one's hand through the northern lights might more aptly, though poetically, speak to the experience of contact with our unique and ongoing core self. Our uniqueness has an is-ness to it. We can't describe it without losing that which is its essential quality. We can just be it. This uniqueness, or rather some small facet of it, becomes re- vealed to ourself and to the other through the specific dialogue with a separate and unique other. This interplay of two uniquenesses is described by Ingrain as the signature of the relationship. Friedman attempts http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The American Journal of Psychoanalysis Springer Journals

Visions of the Self

Friedman, Maurice
The American Journal of Psychoanalysis , Volume 55 (2): 10 – Jun 1, 1995
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Springer Journals
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1995 Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis
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0002-9548
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1573-6741
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10.1007/BF02741963
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Abstract

The American Journal of Psychoanalysis, Vol. 55, No. 2, 1995 Edited by Althea J. Homer, Ph.D. Maurice Friedman's concept of self seems to stand midway between that of self as structure in modern object relations theory and the postmodern focus on meaning within dialogue and discourse. Friedman, leaning upon the work of Buber, describes a dialogical view of the self that both allows for a central core that is unique and ongoing, yet that requires the I-Thou dialogue to come into real-ization. Our unique- ness is not an "it" that can be captured on an MMPI readout or caught like a butterfly in a net. Passing one's hand through the northern lights might more aptly, though poetically, speak to the experience of contact with our unique and ongoing core self. Our uniqueness has an is-ness to it. We can't describe it without losing that which is its essential quality. We can just be it. This uniqueness, or rather some small facet of it, becomes re- vealed to ourself and to the other through the specific dialogue with a separate and unique other. This interplay of two uniquenesses is described by Ingrain as the signature of the relationship. Friedman attempts

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The American Journal of Psychoanalysis – Springer Journals

Published: Jun 1, 1995

Keywords: Clinical Psychology; Psychotherapy; Psychoanalysis

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