[lbo-talk] Freud

Michael Dawson -PSU mdawson at pdx.edu
Thu Feb 19 13:08:48 PST 2004



> What does Freud have to do with "scientific knowlege"?
>
> Carl

1. As Jared Diamond notes, he shattered the idea that conscious thought was all there is to the human psyche.

2. As Diamond notes, he coined many concepts that remain extremely powerful in clarifying reality.

3. His overall model -- that healthy individuation is painful and difficult for existential reasons -- is still the bedrock of talk therapy, which, as Diamond also notes, once again extremely under-rated.



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