title: Postmodernism and its impact on psychoanalysis.
abstract: This article explores the heterogeneity of postmodern thought and its contributions to contemporary psychoanalytic theory and practice; the heterogeneity of psychoanalytic theory and the claims of privilege and standing made by individual theories; and the postmodern terrain and its conflicting points of view. Its origins are also traced back to the work of classical analytic authors, notably Erikson, Gill, Hartmann, Klein, and Rapaport. A solution to the problem of theoretical plurality is suggested, addressing its ontological and epistemological roots.
authors.affiliation: New Center for Psychoanalysis, Santa Barbara, California, USA. mleffert@aol.com
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Leffert
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D033302:Postmodernism; D011572:Psychoanalysis; D011574:Psychoanalytic Theory