The dichotomy of human nature

Abstract

 This is a psychoanalytic-scientific essay that presents dichotomy as a distinct issue from dissociation, as a structure of mental nature. The author uses everyday examples to focus on the dichotomous model of mental functioning as something ubiquitous. He highlights Freud's dualistic conception of psychoanalytic precepts considering his basic cognitive reasoning. He also draws an analogy between the dichotomy and experiences of the body, namely having two arms, two legs, two lungs, and two brains. He evokes authors Piera Aulagnier, Elizabeth Howell, and Ronald Fairbairn to review concepts of dissociation, and Luis Cabré regarding Freud's concepts of Spaltung and Ferenczi's Splitting. Finally, he seeks to substantiate with new examples the permanent human need for reintegration with oneself, representing the vivid movement of the profound experience of the inner dichotomy of human nature.