[lbo-talk] Neuroscientists heart Freud

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personally, I think you missed the money quote. but one thing i think is 
funny in all these venues. people can easily cc the author with their 
criticisms and get a direct response to their criticisms. most of these 
folks would appreciate the feedback. no doubt, people send letters to SciAm 
when this article originally came out. and yet, with the intertubes, 
interacting directly with the author is easier and faster than ever. still, 
hardly anyone ever bothers in these discussions . . . . hmmmmm. :)

this was the money quote:

"Within this framework, it appears that Freud's broad brushstroke 
organization of the mind is destined to play a role similar to the one 
Darwin's theory of evolution served for molecular genetics - a template on 
which emerging details can be coherently arranged."

At 05:25 PM 9/28/2008, Miles Jackson wrote:<...>
>All that said, I should note that I'm very interested in research that 
>directly tests Freudian hypotheses.  However, I'm more than a little 
>disappointed that these neuroscientists are inaccurately representing 
>Freud's basic ideas.
>
>Miles
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