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| The Annual of Psychoanalysis, V. 29: Sigmund Freud and His Impact on the Modern World
ISBN: 9780203780299
Platform/Publisher: Taylor & Francis / Routledge
Digital rights: Users: Unlimited; Printing: Unlimited; Download: Unlimited
Subjects: Behavioral Sciences; Psychological Science; Mental Health; History of Psychology; Psychoanalysis;
Sigmund Freud and His Impact on the Modern World, volume 29 of The Annual of Psychoanalysis, is a comprehensive reassessment of the influence of Sigmund Freud.nbsp; Intended as an unofficial companion volume to the Library of Congress's exhibit, "Sigmund Freud: Conflict and Culture," it ponders Freud's influence in the context of contemporary scientific, psychotherapeutic, and academicnbsp; landscapes. Beginning with James Anderson's biographical remarks, which arenbsp;geared specifically to the objects on display in the Library of Congress exhibit, and Roynbsp;Grinker Jr.'s more personal view of Freud, the volume branches out in various directions in an effort to comprehend the multidimensional and multidisciplinary richness of Freud's contribution.nbsp; In section II, we find authoritative summaries ofnbsp; Freud's scientific contributions, of his continuing impact as a thinker, of his notion of symbolization in the context of recent neuroscientific findings, and of his status as a "cultural subversive".nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;
In section III, contributors hone in on more specific aspects of Freud's legacy, such asnbsp; an experimental method to review how Freud's idea of childhood sexuality has fared andnbsp;a look at the women who became analysts in the United States.nbsp; In the concluding section of the volume, contributors turn to Freud's influence in various humanistic disciplines:nbsp;literature, drama, religious studies, the human sciences, the visual arts, and cinema.
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With this scholarly yet highly accessible compilation, the Chicago Institute provides another service to its own community and to the wider reading public.nbsp; Sure to enhance the experience of all those attending "Sigmund Freud: Conflict and Culture," Sigmund Freud and His Impact on the Modern World will appeal to anyone desirous of an up-to-date overview of the man whose work shaped the psychological sensibility of the century just past and promises to reverberate throughout the century just born. |
