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Psihanaliza şi Sigmund Freud – o privire critică
Psychoanalysis and Sigmund Freud – A Critical Look

Author(s): Silvia Munteanu
Subject(s): Psychoanalysis
Published by: Asociația Cultural Științifică „Dimitrie Ghika-Comănești”
Keywords: discovery; Freud; psychoanalysis; (pseudo)science; unconsciousness;

Summary/Abstract: This study aims to reveal the way in which is interpretted the science of Freud, presenting some contradictory oppinions. Sigmund Freud named it science, but psychoanalysis was considered a humanistic science or pseudoscience. Although Sigmund Freud does not admits anything else but a scientific foundation, based on research and clinical observation of patients or relatives, the sources of psychoanalysis also comes from culture, philosophy and literature. Psychoanalysis is regarded today as „a kaleidoscope of mirrors” that can be deceitful because of the multiple perspectives displayed, sometimes false ones,some other times reflecting the cruel reality, but nevertheless, harmful.

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 6
  • Page Range: 459-469
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Romanian