Freud's Foes

Freud's Foes, the latest title in the Polemics series, addresses Freud's fiercest contemporary critics. Kurt Jacobsen defends psychoanalysis, while accepting that it has inherent flaws. He argues that although today's 'foes' pose as daring savants, they are only the latest wave of critics that psychoanalysis has encountered since its controversial birth, and he easily debunks their arguments.

Autorentext
Kurt Jacobsen is a research associate for the Program on International Politics at the University of Chicago. He is also the book review editor for Logos.

Inhalt
Introduction
Chapter 1: Science and the Psyche
Chapter 2: Birth Pangs
Chapter 3: Psychoanalysis Versus Cultural Lesions
Chapter 4: Medicine and Invisible Wounds
Chapter 5: Biological Veneers and Corporate Elixirs
Chapter 6: Short Cuts to Tall Tales
Conclusion
Index
About the Author