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Frank Wimberly
wimberly3 at gmail.com
Thu Nov 2 14:09:12 EDT 2017
Lack of object constancy after childhood is definitely considered to be
symptomatic. If you don't believe something exists unless you are
experiencing it, including yourself, you will have a difficult time.
Here is a link:
http://borderlinepersonality.typepad.com/my_weblog/2008/06/lack-of-object.html
I believe this is psychoanalytic orthodoxy.
Frank
Frank Wimberly
Phone (505) 670-9918
On Nov 2, 2017 12:01 PM, "gⅼеɳ ☣" <gepropella at gmail.com> wrote:
> I am (or thought I was) familiar with the idea. But it should be clear
> that the wikipedia entry is GUILTY of the exact problem I'm trying to point
> out. So, it's not only not helpful, but perpetuates the problem. Witness:
>
> "Object constancy, similar to Jean Piaget's object permanence, describes
> the phase when the child understands that the mother has a separate
> identity and is truly a separate individual."
>
> In other words, object constancy is precisely the false conclusion.
> Perhaps there's other literature that talks specifically about how the
> *fiction* of object constancy affects/retards future development? If you
> know of that literature, perhaps you could point to it? Or, better yet,
> explain it in your own words ... which I enjoy more and find much more
> useful. 8^)
>
> On 11/02/2017 10:32 AM, Frank Wimberly wrote:
> > You guys might be interested in the Psychoanalytic concept of object
> constancy.
> >
> > See
> > https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Mahler
> >
> > Many philosophical discussions are explained by psychoanalysts in terms
> of object constancy. And the self is also an object Psychoanalytic
> speaking. The old Chestnut about whether a tree falling in a forest makes
> a sound is an example.
>
> --
> ☣ gⅼеɳ
>
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