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About "Couched Symbols"In 2000, I was asked to respond to a series of conference papers that used psychoanalytic concepts to explore aspects of religions often ignored by sociologists. "Couched Symbols" is the result. I like the way that I used Habermas's distinction between descriptive and liberatory theory to separate the neo-objectivist intentions of the papers from their epistemologically justifiable implications. This is not news to anyone who has made a close reading of Habermas's Knowledge and Human Interests. It is, however, news to many who attempt to apply psychoanalytic theory naively. I also like the sudden shift in the last three paragraphs. I doubt that any sociological journal would touch it. -- Jim Spickard
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