Sherlock Holmes, tra indagini e abusi tesina

Sherlock

Tra indagini e abusi

Holmes

Introduction

• Sherlock Holmes is a fictional private detective created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
• He has a great ability for observation, forensic science and logical reasoning.
• A Study in Scarlet.
• He first appears in 1887 in the novel.
• He lives with his friend Doctor Watson in 221B Baker Street.

Personality of Sherlock Holmes

• Vulnerability: his mood swings between boredom and excitement;
• Domesticity: he lives “locked” in his bedroom, he goes out only to investigate;
• Arrogance: very self-confident and selfish;
• Independence: he loves staying alone, he doesn’t like socializing, he mistrusts everybody above all women;
• Determination: if he doesn’t find what he’s looking for he doesn’t sleep or even eat;
• Pride: he acts like a showman to impress observers and prepare traps to catch the culprit, he wants his skills to be recognised.

“An automaton, a calculating machine”

A man of extraordinary culture

• Botany (how to make poisons);
• Geology (he can recognise different soils from each other);
• Chemistry;
• Anatomy;
• Sensational literature;
• Singlestick player, boxer and swordsman;
• Good knowledge of British law

But

He knows nothing about literature, philosophy, politics and astronomy (for example the Copernican theory)

Methods

• Abductive reasoning: observation-based hypothesis
• The study of objects reveals to him information about their owners
• Observation of small clues, trace evidence, fingerprints, ballistics and handwriting analysis
• Preservation of the crime-scene integrity
• Observation of the dress and the attitude of his clients and suspects

“When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however

Psicanalisi o indagine?

Psicanalisti e detective hanno molto in comune:

• Studiano le prove e gli indizi e cercano le cause che stanno dietro ai sintomi/crimini;
• Il metodo psicanalitico è analogo all’inchiesta criminologica ma si occupa della dimensione inconscia della psiche umana (ES);
• La psicanalisi come l’investigazione si basa sulla formulazione di ipotesi

“In entrambi i casi si tratta di un segreto, di qualcosa che è nascosto […] ma nel delinquente si tratta di una segreto che

Psicanalisi di Sherlock Holmes

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