ABSTRACT

Using Winnicott’s theory, this article produces an account of the individual’s relation to a given conceptual framework. Whereas Winnicott’s ideas have been almost exclusively discussed in developmental and psychopathological contexts, the present article extends Winnicott’s theory and applies it to the problem of interpersonal understanding. Taking a lead from one of Winnicott’s letters to Klein, the article investigates the problem of expressing one’s idiosyncratic insights in the confines of a given conceptual framework. The article examines Winnicott’s theory of compliance and creativity, discusses the plea that Winnicott makes to Klein, analyses the encounter with a “dead language”, and investigates the asymmetrical structure of interpersonal understanding. Cashing out the latter in terms of an “illusion of contact”, the article enhances our interpretation of the successes and shortcomings of interpersonal encounters – in everyday life, in clinical settings, and in the historical community of researchers. By focusing on the last mentioned in particular, the article brings forth neglected aspects of Winnicott’s thinking and uses these to assess the conditions of an open dialogue within the psychoanalytic community.

摘要

使用温尼科特的理论，本文对个人与给定概念框架的关系进行了说明。鉴于温尼科特的观点几乎只在发育和精神病理学背景下讨论过，本文扩展了温尼科特的理论并将其应用于人际理解问题. 这篇文章以温尼科特给克莱因的一封信为线索，研究了在给定概念框架的范围内表达个人独特见解的问题。文章考察了温尼科特的顺从性和创造性理论，讨论了温尼科特向克莱因提出的请求，分析了与“死语言”的相遇，并研究了人际理解的不对称结构。将后者兑现为“联系的错觉”，这篇文章增强了我们对日常生活、临床环境和研究人员历史社区中人际交往成功和缺点的解释。通过特别关注最后提到的，