A conversation about psychiatry and language with a psychiatrist, a philosopher and a literary scholar.
We discussed the different functions of language, but when I said that a certain amount of loneliness should be considered as a given, he appeared to be surprised and he said: “This is not my world view.” Of course, much depends on definitions, the misunderstanding is always nearby – but once again, that’s where the communication begins (Lacan) – but then the question remains whether you are willing to accept the world as part of a system (nature) that doesn’t care much about our notions of good and evil or you see the world as a basically good and just place, spoiled by sinful human beings.
Your disappointments are closely connected to your world view. And we tend to be forgetful about the past, we also believe that we are entitled to be the masters of the universe, even when we oppose this world view, even then we expect ourselves to be enlightened and gentle masters.