ABSTRACT
This conclusion presents some closing thoughts on the key concepts discussed in the preceding chapters of this book. The book argues that, as the case of prejudice reveals, insisting on only being accountable for one’s declared subjective intentions is insufficient with regard to responsibility. The examination of Laplanche’s critique of the notion of “primary process” showed how something is communicated to the infant that is unconscious to the parent, the communicator, as well as to the recipient. The book argues that emotions are keys to authenticity in the sense of containing central images of oneself and one’s most important objects. Censorship of emotions is a demand that is common in Christian morality, where it is a premise that God sees and condemns internal thoughts and feelings, that the subject is transparent and accountable to divine omniscience. The book also argues that characteristics of human condition serve as a starting point for reflections on responsibility and unconscious, inspired by a question.
