L'originalite de la pensee d'alfred adler
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Abstract EN:
Alfred adler (1870-1937) is little known in france and when he is known, it is always in reference to freud, because of his participation to the activities of the freudian group from 1902 to 1911. Because of that, adler's theory is considered only as a dissidence from psychoanalysis, a regression to a psychology of the ego. And, yet, in spite of regular attendance at the society of psychoanalysis, in spite of the prominent role played in it (he will be the president in 1910), adler borrows nothing from freud, so he can't be said to be dissident, as he has never been his disciple. His passage in freud's group has been only a irreplaceable stage, for freud offers him a framework for his research, a favourable environment for his maturation, thanks to exchanges with all the members of the society of psychoanalysis. In this, adler has been the pupil of freud who revealed his potentialities. Adler's work has been elaborated from the intellectual climate of his time. From his personality and from his own history. The social orientation in well marked before freud's invitation to form a study group. The positive reply of adler rests on a misunderstanding. (. . . ) (. . . ).
Abstract FR:
Alfred adler (1870-1937) est peu connu, en france, et quand il l'est, c'est toujours en reference a sigmund freud a cause de sa participation aux activites du cercle freudien, de 1902 a 1911. A cause de cela, la theorie d'adler, n'est envisagee que comme un dissidence de la psychanalyse, une regression vers une psychologie du moi. Et pourtant, malgre une frequentation assidue de la societe de psychanalyse, malgre un role important joue au sein de cette societe (il en sera le president en 1910), adler n'emprunte rien a freud, si bien qu'il ne peut pas en etre dissident, n'ayant jamais ete disciple. Son passage chez freud n'aura ete qu'une etape dans son itineraire intellectuel, mais une etape irrem placable, car freud va offrir un cadre de recherche de haute valeur, un milieu favorable a sa maturation, grace a des echanges fructueux avec tous les membres de la societe de psychanalyse. En ceci, adler aura ete l'eleve de freud qui lui a revele ses potentialites. L'oeuvre d'adler s'est elaboree a partir du climat intellectuel de l'epoque, de sa personnalite, de sa propre histoire. L'acceptation par adler de former un groupe d'etude repose sur un malentendu. Il semble bien que pour adler, il s'agisse d'une occasion de travailler avec un "grand nom" a la decouverte des mecanismes profonds de l'homme (. . . )