Thinking Philosophically about Psychoanalysis

Abstract

The article intends to present the Brazilian philosophical reception of psychoanalysis as an illustrative case of what it means to think philosophically about psychoanalysis. Therefore, 1) it contextualizes the proposal and results of the X CIFIP – International Congress of Philosophy and Psychoanalysis, held in November 2023 by the Philosophy and Psychoanalysis Working Group of ANPOF (National Association of Postgraduate Studies in Philosophy), 2) it answers the question where is the philosophy of psychoanalysis going?, synthetically presenting the original contribution of the Brazilian philosophical reception of psychoanalysis through the thought of Luiz Roberto Monzani (1946-2021). The conclusion is dual: 1) the proposal and results of the X CIFIP opened a horizon of work with enormous local and international potential, which can generate significant advances in the field of the philosophy of psychoanalysis in Brazil, and 2) the contribution of Brazilian philosophical reception of psychoanalysis, mediated by Monzani’s thought, is original compared to other philosophical traditions because it points to a break with the ‘interpretive epistemological model’ of the traditional reception, creating a new method of philosophical reception.

Keywords

• Philosophy of Psychoanalysis. Brazil. Philosophical Reception. Method.