Abstract:

Leon Wurmser (1931–2020) produced an extensive body of work covering a wide range of theory and psychoanalytic practice. Yet, little has been written on him, perhaps because he is not easily subsumed in traditional academic categories. This essay studies one of the most challenging aspects of Wurmser’s oeuvre, namely his polyglot invocation of culture as a means for the deeper expression of psychoanalytic understanding. I explore the logic to Wurmser’s exposition of literature, philosophy, and other arts, arguing it goes beyond commonplaces about relationships between psychoanalysis and culture. In fact, Wurmser presents a call to the psychoanalytic world, and, indirectly, lay reader, that multi-lingual “torches” are more than embellishments, but necessary spurs to attentiveness and attunement. Making this case invites the integration of Wurmser into further discussion of the place of humanistic learning in psychoanalytically informed introspection.

摘要：

Leon Wurmser（1931-2020）创作了大量的作品，涵盖了广泛的理论和精神分析实践。然而，很少有关于他的文章，也许是因为他不容易被归入传统的学术范畴。本文研究了 Wurmser 作品中最具挑战性的方面之一，即他对文化的多语言调用作为更深层次表达精神分析理解的一种手段。我探讨了 Wurmser 对文学、哲学和其他艺术的阐述的逻辑，认为它超越了关于精神分析与文化之间关系的常识。事实上，Wurmser 向精神分析界发出了一个号召，并间接地向外行读者发出号召，即多语言“火炬”不仅仅是装饰，而是注意力和协调的必要刺激。