On Freud's The future of an illusion /

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Imprint:London : Karnac : International Psychoanalytical Association, 2009.
Description:1 online resource (xix, 296 pages)
Language:English
Series:Contemporary Freud
Contemporary Freud.
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11256981
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Other authors / contributors:O'Neil, Mary Kay.
Akhtar, Salman, 1946 July 31-
International Psycho-Analytical Association.
ISBN:9781849406871
1849406871
1282779699
9781282779693
9786612779695
6612779691
0429477902
9780429477904
9781855756274
1855756277
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-281) and index.
English.
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Summary:""The Future of an Illusion"" reveals Freud's reflections about religion as well as his hope that in the future science will go beyond religion, and reason will replace faith in God. The discussion with an imaginary critic revealed his internal debate, mirroring the debate about this subject in the outside world. However, it also enlightens his way of thinking: deconstructing and constructing at the same time. This volume considers Freudian ideas and their implications today, while focusing on the contradictions and gaps in Freud's proposals. The question of the coexistence between religion an.
Other form:Print version: On Freud's The future of an illusion. London : Karnac : International Psychoanalytical Association, 2009 9781855756274