Psychoanalytical Psychology

Freud

Name: Freud
Author: Jonathan Lear
ISBN: 9781134379644

by Jonathan Lear

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Overview

Sigmund Freud (1856-1939) developed the theory and practice of psychoanalysis, one of the twentieth century's most influential schools of psychology. In this brilliant and long-awaited philosophical introduction Jonathan Lear - one of the most respected writers on Freud - shows how Freud also made fundamental contributions to philosophy and why he ranks alongside the great theorists of human nature.

Jonathan Lear clearly introduces and assesses all of Freud's thought, focusing on those areas of philosophy on which Freud is acknowledged to have had a lasting impact. These include the philosophy of mind, free will, rationality, the nature of the self and subjectivity, and ethics and religion. He also considers some of the deeper issues and problems Freud engaged with, brilliantly illustrating their philosophical significance: human sexuality, the unconscious, dreams, and the theory of transference.

Freud will be essential reading for anyone in the humanities, social sciences and beyond with an interest in Freud or philosophy.

About the Author, Jonathan Lear

Jonathan Lear is the John U Nef Distinguished Service Professor at the Committee on Social Thought at the University of Chicago. He is the author of several acclaimed books on philosophy and psychoanalysis, including Aristotle: The Desire to Understand; Love and Its Place in Nature; Open Minded; and Happiness, Death and the Remainder of Life. His most recent book is Therapeutic Action: An Earnest Plea for Irony.