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Radical Claims in Freudian Psychoanalysis
Point/Counterpoint
Radical Claims in Freudian Psychoanalysis
Point/Counterpoint
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Radical Claims in Freudian Psychoanalysis: Point/Counterpoint, edited by M. Andrew Holowchak, features pro and con essays on some of the most extreme Freudian claims, including the Freudian unconscious and the Oedipus complex. Holowchak collects the writings of critical scholars in the fields of psychology and philosophy who have distinguished themselves in the area through prior publications.
This edited collection comprises six parts that address the topics—the Oedipus complex, dreams and wish-fulfillment, religion as an illusion, free association, the Freudian unconscious, and Freudian psychoanalysis as a Weltanschauung—in pro/con essay format. The format of this volume allows for a close examination of contentious issues from more than one viewpoint so as to enable readers to see that there are (often wide) differences of opinion on contentious issues, thereby allowing for a broader perspective for critical engagement. Moreover, by addressing some of the most radical claims of Freud’s psychoanalysis, this collection is proof that even many radical Freudian claims are still taken very seriously by prominent scholars.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part I: The Oedipus Complex
Chapter 1: Freud's Oedipus Complex: Shibboleth or Canard?, by M. Andrew Holowchak
Chapter 2: The Oedipus Complex: Then and Now, by Joel Kupfersmid
Chapter 3: Reply to Dr. Holowchak
Chapter 4: Reply to Dr. Kupfersmid
Part II: Dreams as Wish-Fulfillments
Chapter 5: The Puzzle of Dreams, by Michael Michael
Chapter 6: The Unhappy Fate of Freud's Dream Theory, by Rosemary Sand
Chapter 7: Reply to Dr. Michael
Chapter 8: Reply to Dr. Sand
Part III: Religion as Illusion
Chapter 9: Freud's Critique of Religion, by John Cottingham
Chapter 10: Freud and the Psychology of Atheism, by Paul Vitz
Chapter 11: Reply to Dr. Cottingham
Chapter 12: Reply to Dr. Vitz
Part IV: Free Association
Chapter 13: On Behalf of Free Association, by Michael Lavin
Chapter 14: Epistemological Liabilities of Free Association, by Adolf Grünbaum
Chapter 15: Reply to Dr. Lavin (M. Andrew Holowchak)
Chapter 16: Reply to Dr. Grünbaum
Part V: The Unconscious
Chapter 17: The Unconscious as a Neural Palimpsest, by Grant Gillett
Chapter 18: Freud's Greatest Failure: The Unconscious, by Edwin Erwin
Chapter 19: Reply to Dr. Gillett
Chapter 20: Reply to Dr. Erwin
Part VI: Psychoanalysis as Weltanschauung
Chapter 21: Freud's Project for a Genuinely Scientific Psychology?, by Andreas De Block
Chapter 22: Psychoanalysis as Weltanschauung, by Douglass Kirsner
Chapter 23: Reply to Dr. De Block
Chapter 24: Reply to Dr. Kirsner
Further Reading
Product details
| Published | Dec 15 2011 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (PDF) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 284 |
| ISBN | 9798216313915 |
| Imprint | Jason Aronson, Inc. |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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