Continuing Revisions: Reconsidering Freud's Biography and Rethinking Our Thinking

This reflection follows the work of a "Freud basher," Frederick Crews, elucidating some of Sigmund Freud's limitations and errors. It argues that a flawed Freud is preferable to the myth of a godlike genius and recommends ways in which to ground the future of psychoanalytic thinking.

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The Psychoanalytic Review
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2024-12-01
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https://doi.org/10.1521/prev.2024.111.4.427
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Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology
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Continuing Revisions: Reconsidering Freud's Biography and Rethinking Our Thinking

Gary Ahlskog
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Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology
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Continuing Revisions: Reconsidering Freud's Biography and Rethinking Our Thinking

Gary Ahlskog
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Abstract

This reflection follows the work of a "Freud basher," Frederick Crews, elucidating some of Sigmund Freud's limitations and errors. It argues that a flawed Freud is preferable to the myth of a godlike genius and recommends ways in which to ground the future of psychoanalytic thinking.

The Psychoanalytic ReviewVol. 111(4)
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