The Unthought in the 21st Century: A Political-Epistemological Dialogue Between Psychoanalysis, Neuroscience, and Cybernetics

The article examines a tension within the contemporary psychoanalytic field between two distinct ways of grounding its theory and clinical practice. Drawing on the contributions of Politzer and Foucault, it identifies an opposition between an anthropological orientation in psychoanalysis—which posit...

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Autor principal: Zilman, Juan Manuel
Formato: Artículo revista
Lenguaje:Español
Publicado: Departamento de Psicoanálisis de la Facultad de Psicología de la Universidad Nacional de Rosario 2026
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Psicoanalisis
neurociencias
cibernetica
politica
epistemologia
Psychoanalysis
neuroscience
cybernetics
politics
epistemology
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The Unthought in the 21st Century: A Political-Epistemological Dialogue Between Psychoanalysis, Neuroscience, and Cybernetics
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title The Unthought in the 21st Century: A Political-Epistemological Dialogue Between Psychoanalysis, Neuroscience, and Cybernetics
title_short The Unthought in the 21st Century: A Political-Epistemological Dialogue Between Psychoanalysis, Neuroscience, and Cybernetics
title_full The Unthought in the 21st Century: A Political-Epistemological Dialogue Between Psychoanalysis, Neuroscience, and Cybernetics
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description The article examines a tension within the contemporary psychoanalytic field between two distinct ways of grounding its theory and clinical practice. Drawing on the contributions of Politzer and Foucault, it identifies an opposition between an anthropological orientation in psychoanalysis—which posits Man as a subject under the assumption of an internal unconscious—and a structural orientation, which locates the subject not in Man but in language, dispensing with interiority as a basis for conceptualizing the unconscious. Testing the convergent readings of Politzer and Foucault regarding the epistemological infertility and political risks implied by the classical notion of the subject as a human being bound to an internal unconscious, this work’s primary aim is to critique the persistence of an anthropological approach in psychoanalysis, insofar as it sustains an extraterritorial epistemological stance toward other bodies of knowledge and inadvertently aligns itself with the political logic of neoliberal individualism. In this sense, the article argues for the necessity of a structural foundation in psychoanalysis as a condition for establishing dialogue with contemporary forms of knowledge—such as the neurosciences—that reinforce its epistemological status and enable it to connect its horizon with the subjectivity of the present era—intertwined with cybernetics—on a shared ethical and political ground.
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spelling I15-R204-article-2822026-05-28T22:52:27Z The Unthought in the 21st Century: A Political-Epistemological Dialogue Between Psychoanalysis, Neuroscience, and Cybernetics Lo impensado en el siglo XXI: un diálogo político-epistemológico entre psicoanálisis, neurociencias y cibernética Zilman, Juan Manuel Psicoanalisis neurociencias cibernetica politica epistemologia Psychoanalysis neuroscience cybernetics politics epistemology The article examines a tension within the contemporary psychoanalytic field between two distinct ways of grounding its theory and clinical practice. Drawing on the contributions of Politzer and Foucault, it identifies an opposition between an anthropological orientation in psychoanalysis—which posits Man as a subject under the assumption of an internal unconscious—and a structural orientation, which locates the subject not in Man but in language, dispensing with interiority as a basis for conceptualizing the unconscious. Testing the convergent readings of Politzer and Foucault regarding the epistemological infertility and political risks implied by the classical notion of the subject as a human being bound to an internal unconscious, this work’s primary aim is to critique the persistence of an anthropological approach in psychoanalysis, insofar as it sustains an extraterritorial epistemological stance toward other bodies of knowledge and inadvertently aligns itself with the political logic of neoliberal individualism. In this sense, the article argues for the necessity of a structural foundation in psychoanalysis as a condition for establishing dialogue with contemporary forms of knowledge—such as the neurosciences—that reinforce its epistemological status and enable it to connect its horizon with the subjectivity of the present era—intertwined with cybernetics—on a shared ethical and political ground. El artículo examina una tensión en el psicoanálisis contemporáneo establecida entre dos direcciones diferentes. Tomando los aportes de Politzer y Foucault, se advierte una oposición entre una dirección antropológica -que hace del Hombre un sujeto bajo la suposición de un inconsciente interno-, y una dirección estructural en psicoanálisis -que no ubica al sujeto en el Hombre sino en el lenguaje, prescindiendo de la interioridad para pensar lo inconsciente-. Poniendo a prueba las críticas convergentes de Politzer y Foucault, respecto a la infecundidad epistemológica y la peligrosidad política implicadas en la noción clásica de sujeto como ser humano sujetado a un inconsciente interno, este trabajo tiene por objetivo revisar la persistencia de un enfoque antropológico en psicoanálisis, puesto que sostiene una posición –epistemológica- extraterritorial respecto de otros saberes, y mantiene, sin proponérselo, una funcionalidad –política- con el individualismo neoliberal. En ese sentido, se sostiene la necesidad de un fundamento estructural para la teoría y la clínica psicoanalítica, como condición para posibilitar un diálogo con otros saberes actuales –como las neurociencias- que refuercen su estatuto epistemológico y le permitan unir su horizonte con la subjetividad de la época -entrelazada con la cibernética- sobre una posición ética y política común que no sea individualista. Departamento de Psicoanálisis de la Facultad de Psicología de la Universidad Nacional de Rosario 2026-05-28 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://psicoanalisisenlauniversidad.unr.edu.ar/index.php/RPU/article/view/282 10.35305/rpu.v10i10.282 PSICOANÁLISIS EN LA UNIVERSIDAD; Vol. 10 No. 10 (2026): Revista Psicoanálisis en la Universidad; 183-203 PSICOANÁLISIS EN LA UNIVERSIDAD; Vol. 10 Núm. 10 (2026): Revista Psicoanálisis en la Universidad; 183-203 PSICOANÁLISIS EN LA UNIVERSIDAD; Vol. 10 No 10 (2026): Revista Psicoanálisis en la Universidad; 183-203 PSICOANÁLISIS EN LA UNIVERSIDAD; v. 10 n. 10 (2026): Revista Psicoanálisis en la Universidad; 183-203 2683-9938 2591-2844 spa https://psicoanalisisenlauniversidad.unr.edu.ar/index.php/RPU/article/view/282/252 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0

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