THE PSYCHODYNAMIC OF PASSION INTO INFORMATION SCIENCE FIELD

AN EPISTEMOLOGICAL PROVOCATION

Abstract

Science is a human product; therefore, its processes are not purely conscious regarding the psychic energies that are unveiled. In psychoanalysis, the subject is a system of psychic energies that are displaced, condensed, sublimated, and instantiated, including through science. This process is known as psychodynamics and can occur through passion. Passion involves factors such as daydreams, fantasies, fascination, and enchantment. How does the psychodynamics of passion manifest in Information Science field? The study aimed to offer an epistemological provocation based on the psychoanalysis of objective knowledge in relation to the psychodynamics of passion within Information Science field. The rationale was grounded in two issues: highlighting the role of psychology as an interdisciplinary interface for Information Science field, and the development of researchers in the field through the psychoanalysis of objective knowledge. This is qualitative research, as it relied on the researcher's perception, symbolization, interpretation, and comprehension. A hermeneutic method was adopted, utilizing critique, stemming from the researcher's skepticism as an epistemic mechanism. It is inferred that passion in Information Science field emerges as a driving force, an epistemic vector, and an energy of resistance. The jouissance (intense gratification) attained through passion bypasses displeasure, focusing instead on the pleasure of scientific practice. Thus, in Information Science field, one must be a "passionate researcher" rather than a "sentient researcher," as a sentient epistemology is not a viable strategy; it entails the pain, discomfort, unease, or general malaise associated with the act of doing science.