Can the quest for certainty ever succeed? The focus in this paper is on psychoanalytic considerations about certainty and on the issue of certainty within psychoanalytic theory and practice. The relation of certainty to truth, knowledge, and belief is discussed. The universal quest for certainty and the efforts to achieve it are examined; the uncertainties of science, including psychoanalysis, are emphasized.
对确定性的追求能成功吗？本文的重点是关于确定性的精神分析思考，以及精神分析理论与实践中的确定性问题。探讨了确定性与真理、知识和信念的关系。审视了对确定性的普遍追求及其实现的努力；强调了包括精神分析在内的科学的不确定性。
