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Freud's philosophy of the unconscious
Abstract
Freud's Philosophy of the Unconscious is the only comprehensive, systematic study of Sigmund Freud's philosophy of mind. Freud emerges as a sophisticated philosopher who addresses many of the central questions that concern contemporary philosophers and cognitive scientists while anticipating many of their views. While still a student in Vienna, Freud was initiated into philosophy by Franz Brentano. The book charts Freud's intellectual development as he deals with the mind-body problem, the nature of consciousness, folk psychology versus scientific psychology, the relationship between language and thought, realism and antirealism in psychology, and the nature of unconscious mental events. The book also critically examines writings on Freud by Wittgenstein, Davidson, and Searle, demonstrating their weakness as interpretations and criticisms of Freud's position. Readership: Philosophers, cognitive scientists, psychologists, psychoanalysts, psychotherapists and psychiatrists.
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pp.33-47
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-1611-6_5the continuity argument
pp.59-70
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-1611-6_7dualism and anti-localizationism
pp.71-80
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-1611-6_8the unconscious as "façon de parler"
pp.132-136
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-1611-6_13the dispositional unconscious
pp.137-150
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-1611-6_14the rational unconscious
pp.156-158
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-1611-6_16Publication details
Publisher: Springer
Place: Dordrecht
Year: 1999
Pages: 221
Series: Studies in Cognitive Systems
Series volume: 23
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-017-1611-6
ISBN (hardback): 978-90-481-5289-6
ISBN (digital): 978-94-017-1611-6
Full citation:
Smith David L (1999) Freud's philosophy of the unconscious. Dordrecht, Springer.