To Be Continued?...
Philosophy and Psychoanalysis Today

Part II
16–18 April 2024

Holden M. Rasmussen
Marisa Žele
Aleš Mendiževec
Voranc Kumar
Alejandro Cerda-Rueda
Arka Chattopadhyay
Boštjan Nedoh
Tadej Troha
Adrian Johnston
Mladen Dolar
Henrik Jøker Bjerre
Aleš Bunta
Adam Potts
Alenka Zupančič
Lorenzo Chiesa
Joan Copjec
Emily Laurent-Monaghan
Moritz Herrmann
Arsalan Reihanzadeh
Paris Lavidis
Nadia Bou Ali
Peter Klepec
Mohamed Tal
Frank Ruda
Ray Brassier


Part I
15–17 November 2023

Holden M. Rasmussen
Emily Laurent-Monaghan
Moritz Herrmann
Paris Lavidis
Vesna Liponik
Arsalan Reihanzadeh
Adrian Johnston
Jelica Šumič Riha
Tadej Troha
Boštjan Nedoh
Marisa Žele
Aleš Bunta
Peter Klepec
Alenka Zupančič
Lorenzo Chiesa


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  • We can certainly say that the dialogue between philosophy and psychoanalysis, however prolix, has so far proved very difficult, ever since the latter’s inception. Is there such thing as a philosophy-psychoanalysis relationship? Or has it always been only empty speech? In that case, should it be continued?
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Adam Potts (Newcastle University)

Poetry, Hope, and the Primal Scene


The aim of this paper is twofold. Firstly, this paper will argue that hope is a key aspect of Maurice Blanchot’s thinking in the late ‘60s, despite being completely overlooked in the literature. This hope will be described as essential to Blanchot’s “project”, a project best understood as a pursuit of the “Outside”. Secondly, in framing his work this way, this paper aims to create a space for thinking about possible connections between him and psychoanalysis. Although Blanchot wrote quite extensively about psychoanalysis, little critical attention has been paid to these writings, except for Joseph Kuzma’s detailed 2019 book Maurice Blanchot and Psychoanalysis. However, the aim here is not to argue for or against Kuzma’s reading, but to rather infer possible connections through this account of hope, the Outside, and Blanchot’s own version of the primal scene.