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Abby and Patrick discuss the thought of Jean Laplanche with guest Danielle Drori in the second part of their series.

Subscribe to get access to the full episode, the episode reading list, and all premium episodes! www.patreon.com/OrdinaryUnhappiness Abby and Patrick welcome Danielle Drori of the Brooklyn Institute for Social Research for the second installment of a two-part series on the thought of French psychoanalyst Jean Laplanche. Together, the three discuss a pivotal chapter in New Foundations for Psychoanalysis, unpacking Laplanche’s “universalized” transformation of Freud’s seduction hypothesis; Lapl...

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Hosts: Abby, Patrick

Guest: Danielle Drori

Topics covered

• psychoanalysis
• Laplanche
• Freud
• seduction hypothesis
• social research

Keywords

• Laplanche
• Freud
• psychoanalysis
• seduction hypothesis
• social research
• Danielle Drori

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Brooklyn Institute for Social Research

Books & works: New Foundations for Psychoanalysis

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