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Record Nr.

UNINA9910953233003321

Titolo

On Freud's "The future of an illusion" / / edited by Mary Kay O'Neil & Salman Akhtar

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Karnac, 2009

ISBN

0-429-91690-6

0-429-90267-0

0-429-47790-2

1-282-77969-9

9786612779695

1-84940-687-1

Edizione

[1st]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (394 p.)

Collana

Contemporary Freud

Altri autori (Persone)

O'NeilMary Kay

AkhtarSalman <1946 July 31->

Disciplina

200.19

Soggetti

Psychology, Religious

Psychoanalysis

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Copy Right; CONTEMPORARY FREUD; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; EDITORS AND CONTRIBUTORS; ON FREUD'S "THE FUTURE OF AN ILLUSION"; PART I: The Future of an Illusion (1927c); PART II: Discussion of The Future of an Illusion; Epilogue; REFERENCES

Sommario/riassunto

""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