Mourning, melancholia and machines: An applied psychoanalytic investigation of mourning in the age of griefbots.

IF 1.2 2区 心理学 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, PSYCHOANALYSIS
Alessandra Lemma
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Death and mourning are being shaped by posthumous opportunities for the dead to affect current life in ways not possible in pre-digital generations. The psychological and sociological impact of the dead 'online' and of 'grief tech' is only beginning to be understood. It has not yet been explored psychoanalytically until this paper that examines one type of grief tech, namely the griefbot. This development is critically explored through a psychoanalytic reading of an episode of Black Mirror. I suggest that a psychoanalytic model of mourning provides an invaluable perspective to help us to think about this technology's potential as well as the psychological and ethical risks it poses. I argue that the immortalisation of the dead through digital permanence works against facing the painful reality of loss and the recognition of otherness, which is fundamental to psychic growth and to the integrity of our relationships with others. Drawing on Derrida's conceptualization of 'originary mourning', I suggest that mourning is an interminable process that challenges us to preserve within the self the otherness of the lost object. The tools we use for mourning need to be assessed first and foremost against this psychological and fundamentally ethical process.

哀悼、忧郁症与机器:哀悼、忧郁症与机器:对哀悼机器人时代哀悼的应用精神分析研究。
逝者死后有机会以数字时代之前不可能的方式影响当代生活,从而塑造了死亡和哀悼。人们刚刚开始了解 "在线 "逝者和 "悲伤科技 "对心理和社会学的影响。直到本文对一种悲伤科技--悲伤机器人--进行研究之前,人们还没有从心理分析的角度对其进行过探讨。本文通过对《黑镜》一集的精神分析解读,对这一发展进行了批判性探讨。我认为,精神分析的哀悼模式为我们提供了一个宝贵的视角,帮助我们思考这项技术的潜力及其带来的心理和伦理风险。我认为,通过数字永恒使死者永生的做法不利于我们面对失去亲人的痛苦现实,也不利于我们认识到他者的存在,而这正是心理成长以及我们与他人关系完整性的基础。借鉴德里达的 "原初哀悼 "概念,我认为哀悼是一个无休止的过程,它挑战我们在自我中保留失去对象的他者性。我们用于哀悼的工具首先需要根据这一心理和基本伦理过程进行评估。
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International Journal of Psychoanalysis
International Journal of Psychoanalysis PSYCHOLOGY, PSYCHOANALYSIS-
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1.30
自引率
16.70%
发文量
85
期刊介绍: It is the only psychoanalytic journal regularly publishing extensive contributions by authors throughout the world - facilitated by a system of international editorial boards and the policy of allowing submission and review in all main European languages, followed by translation of accepted papers at the Journal"s expense. We publish contributions on Methodology, Psychoanalytic Theory & Technique, The History of Psychoanalysis, Clinical Contributions, Research and Life-Cycle Development, Education & Professional Issues, Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, and Interdisciplinary Studies. The Journal also publishes the main papers and panel reports from the International Psychoanalytical Association"s Congresses, book reviews, obituaries, and correspondence.
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