Which materialism? Questioning the matrix of psychology, neurology, psychoanalysis and ideology critique

De Vos, Jan ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9659-504X 2014. Which materialism? Questioning the matrix of psychology, neurology, psychoanalysis and ideology critique. Theory and Psychology 24 (1) , pp. 76-92. 10.1177/0959354313516394

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Abstract

Juxtaposing the materialistic claims of the neurological turn in the psy-sciences in conjunction with the seemingly opposed virtual turn in society more broadly, this article explores the quadruple matrix of psychology/psychoanalysis/neurology/ideology critique. Assuming the challenge of materialism ({\textacutedbl}il faut absolutement etre materialiste{\textacutedbl}), the various vicissitudes to which the components of the matrix are subjected to as they become trapped within the materialist-virtual vortex, are explored. It is argued that the failure to adopt a true materialist stance causes the various components of the matrix to collapse into one another. The central question of the paper: {\textacutedbl}can a psychoanalytic materialistic perspective offer a way out?{\textacutedbl} is answered, largely via a critical dialogue with Adrian Johnston, by arguing that psychoanalysis deals with a decentred materiality, a materiality of the object a.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Social Sciences (Includes Criminology and Education)
Publisher:	SAGE
ISSN:	0959-3543
Last Modified:	09 Nov 2022 10:16
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/138910

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