title: Thirdness and psychoanalytic concepts.
abstract: Many psychoanalytic concepts lend themselves to the notion of thirdness. Starting from a basis of Freudian thought, the author discusses some of the elaborative contributions of Winnicott, Lacan, and Bion, as well as the ideas of Saussure and Peirce, noting how all these incorporate an appreciation of the value and relevance of thirdness in both the theory and practice of psychoanalysis.
authors.affiliation: andregreen@wanadoo.fr
authors.forename: André
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Green
mesh_terms: D005619:Freudian Theory; D006801:Humans; D008960:Models, Psychological; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D011574:Psychoanalytic Theory; D011575:Psychoanalytic Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D013811:Psychotherapeutic Processes