Excursions in Rorschachlandia: Surveying the scientific and philosophical landscape of Hermann Rorschach's Psychodiagnostics.
Saved in:
| Title: | Excursions in Rorschachlandia: Surveying the scientific and philosophical landscape of Hermann Rorschach's Psychodiagnostics. |
|---|---|
| Authors: | Acklin, Marvin W. (AUTHOR) |
| Source: | Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences. Spring2023, Vol. 59 Issue 2, p148-170. 23p. |
| Subjects: | Psychodiagnostics, Rorschach Test, Early death, Human mechanics, Phenomenology, Psychoanalysis, Subjectivity |
| Abstract: | This article examines the milieu of Hermann Rorschach's Psychodiagnostics (1921/2021) under development between 1911 and his death in 1922 and explores new evidence about the direction Rorschach's test might have taken after publication of Psychodiagnostics. This includes direct and indirect influences from turn of the century continental philosophy and science and innovative colleagues in the Swiss psychiatric and psychoanalytic societies. The availability of newly translated scholarship, including the correspondence between Ludwig Binswanger and Hermann Rorschach following the 1921 publication of Psychodiagnostics, Binswanger's posthumous 1923 commentary in the International Journal of Psychoanalysis, and recent new translation of Psychodiagnostics, permits a fresh appraisal of the milieu and foundations of Rorschach's development. Understanding these sources and influences opens new vistas in reappraising the nature of Rorschach's "test theory" which Rorschach considered undeveloped at the time of his death. This paper presents new evidence that, under the influence of Rorschach's close colleague, Ludwig Binswanger, the Geisteswissenschaften and phenomenology might have figured prominently in future developments. The paper concludes that Rorschach, preoccupied with considerations of kinesthetic subjectivity in his innovative conceptualization of human movement responses, was a nascent phenomenologist whose untimely death cut short further developments in his theory of the test. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Copyright of Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences is the property of Wiley-Blackwell and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder's express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.) | |
| Database: | Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection |
|
Full text is not displayed to guests.
Login for full access.
|
|
| FullText | Links: – Type: pdflink Text: Availability: 1 |
|---|---|
| Header | DbId: pbh DbLabel: Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection An: 163097520 AccessLevel: 6 PubType: Academic Journal PubTypeId: academicJournal PreciseRelevancyScore: 0 |
| IllustrationInfo | |
| Items | – Name: Title Label: Title Group: Ti Data: Excursions in Rorschachlandia: Surveying the scientific and philosophical landscape of Hermann Rorschach's Psychodiagnostics. – Name: Author Label: Authors Group: Au Data: <searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Acklin%2C+Marvin+W%2E%22">Acklin, Marvin W.</searchLink> (AUTHOR) – Name: TitleSource Label: Source Group: Src Data: <searchLink fieldCode="JN" term="%22Journal+of+the+History+of+the+Behavioral+Sciences%22">Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences</searchLink>. Spring2023, Vol. 59 Issue 2, p148-170. 23p. – Name: Subject Label: Subjects Group: Su Data: <searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Psychodiagnostics%22">Psychodiagnostics</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Rorschach+Test%22">Rorschach Test</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Early+death%22">Early death</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Human+mechanics%22">Human mechanics</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Phenomenology%22">Phenomenology</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Psychoanalysis%22">Psychoanalysis</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Subjectivity%22">Subjectivity</searchLink> – Name: Abstract Label: Abstract Group: Ab Data: This article examines the milieu of Hermann Rorschach's Psychodiagnostics (1921/2021) under development between 1911 and his death in 1922 and explores new evidence about the direction Rorschach's test might have taken after publication of Psychodiagnostics. This includes direct and indirect influences from turn of the century continental philosophy and science and innovative colleagues in the Swiss psychiatric and psychoanalytic societies. The availability of newly translated scholarship, including the correspondence between Ludwig Binswanger and Hermann Rorschach following the 1921 publication of Psychodiagnostics, Binswanger's posthumous 1923 commentary in the International Journal of Psychoanalysis, and recent new translation of Psychodiagnostics, permits a fresh appraisal of the milieu and foundations of Rorschach's development. Understanding these sources and influences opens new vistas in reappraising the nature of Rorschach's "test theory" which Rorschach considered undeveloped at the time of his death. This paper presents new evidence that, under the influence of Rorschach's close colleague, Ludwig Binswanger, the Geisteswissenschaften and phenomenology might have figured prominently in future developments. The paper concludes that Rorschach, preoccupied with considerations of kinesthetic subjectivity in his innovative conceptualization of human movement responses, was a nascent phenomenologist whose untimely death cut short further developments in his theory of the test. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] – Name: AbstractSuppliedCopyright Label: Group: Ab Data: <i>Copyright of Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences is the property of Wiley-Blackwell and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder's express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract.</i> (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.) |
| PLink | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=pbh&AN=163097520 |
| RecordInfo | BibRecord: BibEntity: Identifiers: – Type: doi Value: 10.1002/jhbs.22235 Languages: – Code: eng Text: English PhysicalDescription: Pagination: PageCount: 23 StartPage: 148 Subjects: – SubjectFull: Psychodiagnostics Type: general – SubjectFull: Rorschach Test Type: general – SubjectFull: Early death Type: general – SubjectFull: Human mechanics Type: general – SubjectFull: Phenomenology Type: general – SubjectFull: Psychoanalysis Type: general – SubjectFull: Subjectivity Type: general Titles: – TitleFull: Excursions in Rorschachlandia: Surveying the scientific and philosophical landscape of Hermann Rorschach's Psychodiagnostics. Type: main BibRelationships: HasContributorRelationships: – PersonEntity: Name: NameFull: Acklin, Marvin W. IsPartOfRelationships: – BibEntity: Dates: – D: 01 M: 04 Text: Spring2023 Type: published Y: 2023 Identifiers: – Type: issn-print Value: 00225061 Numbering: – Type: volume Value: 59 – Type: issue Value: 2 Titles: – TitleFull: Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences Type: main |
| ResultId | 1 |
