title: Conversation with a Truth Seeker.
abstract: This paper is an invited response to Peter Rudnytsky's "Guardians of Truth" article. Taking issue with what are presented as fundamental theoretical and methodological caveats, this article discusses the question of when and how differing discourses on the history of psychoanalysis may or may not be compatible. In particular the author questions the validity of a concept of truth as defined from within a field of knowledge, to arrive at definitions of discourse and dialogue that can be useful to acquire new forms of knowledge.
authors.affiliation: Utrecht Univ., The Netherlands
authors.forename: Jaap
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bos
mesh_terms: D001319:Authorship; D003210:Concept Formation; D049673:History, 20th Century; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D019359:Knowledge; D007858:Learning / Q000502:physiology; D011572:Psychoanalysis / Q000193:education / Q000266:history; D011573:Psychoanalytic Interpretation; D011574:Psychoanalytic Theory; D011642:Publications / Q000266:history; D012108:Research Personnel / Q000193:education / Q000266:history / Q000523:psychology