Abstract

SANTOS, Luis Fernando de Souza. Meaning and melancholia: the poetry of existence. J. psicanal. [online]. 2019, vol.52, n.96, pp. 189-196. ISSN 0103-5835.

In a world where the political right gains more and more ground, the American psychoanalyst Christopher Bollas thinks about the psychic reasons of this surprising movement. Bollas believes we are experiencing a psycho-political problem, in which psychoanalysis has to contribute, including lending some analytical lexicon to the political context. Exploring this psycho-political history from the beginning of the twentieth century on, he offers points of view and thought patterns in order to contribute to a deeper explanation of the present moment. Bollas considers that we are no longer oppressed by a strong superego, but by weak and inoperative egos, adaptive to the needs of society. In this context, the splitting of personality, the projection and the melancholy gain space in people's minds and in politics.

Keywords : far right; splitting; projection; psycho-politics.

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