Browning Margaret M
Psychoanal Q. 2006 Oct;75(4):1131-59. doi: 10.1002/j.2167-4086.2006.tb00070.x.
This paper presents the work of philosopher Susanne Langer and argues that her conceptualization of the human mind can provide psychoanalysts with a unique framework with which to theoretically combine interpretive and biological approaches to their work. Langer's earlier work in the philosophy of symbols directs her investigation into the biological sciences along the lines of sentience and imagination, which in turn become the cornerstones of her theory of mind. Langer's understanding of the continuing transformation of affect into language is a decisive contribution yet to be built upon by others.
本文介绍了哲学家苏珊·朗格的著作，并认为她对人类思维的概念化能够为精神分析学家提供一个独特的框架，以便在理论上将其工作中的解释性方法和生物学方法结合起来。朗格早期在符号哲学方面的著作引导她沿着感知和想象的思路对生物科学进行研究，而这反过来又成为她心智理论的基石。朗格对情感持续转化为语言的理解是一项决定性的贡献，有待其他人在此基础上进一步发展。
