Ellman S J, Moskowitz M B
Psychoanal Q. 1980 Oct;49(4):631-62.
Some of the recent criticisms of psychoanalytic metapsychology are discussed, particularly the contributions of Schafer and Rubinstein. An examination of the logic underlying these criticisms indicates that many of them are either I) extratheoretical and say nothing about the scientific status of the theory or formulation under scrutiny; 2) rely on certain a priori philosophical assumptions which, if adopted, would severely limit the scope of psychoanalytic theorizing. Several suggestions are offered which would allow for more fruitful discussion of substantive logical and empirical question.
本文讨论了近期对精神分析元心理学的一些批评，尤其探讨了谢弗和鲁宾斯坦的贡献。对这些批评背后逻辑的审视表明，其中许多批评要么是1）理论外的，与所审视理论或表述的科学地位无关；要么是2）依赖某些先验的哲学假设，而这些假设若被采纳，将严重限制精神分析理论构建的范围。文中还提出了一些建议，以便能更富有成效地讨论实质性的逻辑和实证问题。
