The Myth of Narcissus: Ovid and the Problem of Subjectivity in Psychology

This article discusses an engagement between the worlds of classical poetry and contemporary empirical psychology. What starts with a return to a classical text through the lens of psychology turns into a review of psychology through the lens of the Classics, inspiring some fresh ideas about subject...

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Published in:Greece and Rome 2011-10, Vol.58 (2), p.224-239
Main Author: TOMKINS, LEAH
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Heuristic
Memory
Narcissism
Phenomenology
Poetry
Psychological research
Psychological techniques
Psychology
Reading
Research methods
Social reflexivity
Subjectivity
Unconscious mind
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Summary:This article discusses an engagement between the worlds of classical poetry and contemporary empirical psychology. What starts with a return to a classical text through the lens of psychology turns into a review of psychology through the lens of the Classics, inspiring some fresh ideas about subjectivity and how to handle it in psychological research. The question of subjectivity is, of course, a key one for the humanities, because the personhood of the reader, the interpreter, or the researcher exerts a vital influence on the way in which any text is read and its meaning extracted.
ISSN:0017-3835
1477-4550
DOI:10.1017/S0017383511000131