Reflexionen über das Unbewusste

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Research and new theories in psychoanalysis have led to various concepts of the unconscious. Current metapsychology aims to integrate these perspectives using insights from neuro- and cognitive sciences, as well as disciplines like semiotics and philosophy of the soul. Matthias Kettner and Wolfgang Mertens explore this discourse, achieving a high level of reflection in the critical dialogue between psychoanalysis and philosophy, which offers numerous insights for 21st-century metapsychology. Semiotics emerges as a valuable framework for parts of psychoanalytic scientific theories, particularly in the practice of interpreting the unconscious.