I am (or thought I was) familiar with the idea. But it should be clear that the wikipedia entry is GUILTY of the exact problem I'm trying to point out. So, it's not only not helpful, but perpetuates the problem. Witness:
"Object constancy, similar to Jean Piaget's object permanence, describes the phase when the child understands that the mother has a separate identity and is truly a separate individual." In other words, object constancy is precisely the false conclusion. Perhaps there's other literature that talks specifically about how the *fiction* of object constancy affects/retards future development? If you know of that literature, perhaps you could point to it? Or, better yet, explain it in your own words ... which I enjoy more and find much more useful. 8^) On 11/02/2017 10:32 AM, Frank Wimberly wrote: > You guys might be interested in the Psychoanalytic concept of object > constancy. > > See > https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Mahler > > Many philosophical discussions are explained by psychoanalysts in terms of > object constancy. And the self is also an object Psychoanalytic speaking. > The old Chestnut about whether a tree falling in a forest makes a sound is an > example. -- ☣ gⅼеɳ ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ by Dr. Strangelove
