PEP | Article - Samiksa, 8, 1954, No. 2: Edmund Bergler. 'The Infantile and Adult Forms of Reducing to Absurdity.'

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Abstract

From an interview infantile and adult forms of reductio ad absurdum are demonstrated, differentiation lying essentially in their purpose and compulsive application. Wit is defensive pseudo-aggression, aimed at proving to the super-ego the ego's activity.

PEP | Article - Samiksa, 8, 1954, No. 2: Edmund Bergler. 'The Infantile and Adult Forms of Reducing to Absurdity.' - International Journal of Psychoanalysis