Dis-encounter Between Psychoanalysis, Hermeneutics, and Spirituality

Abstract

This article addresses some reflections on Michel Foucault and Paul Ricoeur's ideas, who, each in their own way, seek to hermeneutical aspects in relation to psychoanalysis as a form of interpretation. The work is structured in three parts: the first explores Foucault’s reflections on psychological apparatuses and the hermeneutics of the subject; the second discusses the views of Jean Allouch and Jean-Luc Nancy on psychoanalysis as a spiritual exercise; and the final section examines Paul Ricoeur’s position on psychoanalysis as hermeneutics.