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Schur poses some central questions pertaining to the psychoanalytic theory of affects. Are there unconscious affects? Can the signal concept be applied to affects other than anxiety? What is the relationship between cognition and affects? In this very erudite discussion he concludes that there is no reason not to postulate unconscious affects, the signal concept is usefully applied to all affects, and the cognitive element is a basic part of all affects.