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On Freud's "The future of an illusion" / edited by Mary Kay O'Neil & Salman Akhtar.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Contemporary Freud.
- Contemporary Freud
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Freud, Sigmund, 1856-1939. Zukunft einer Illusion--English.
- Freud, Sigmund.
- Psychology, Religious.
- Psychoanalysis.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (394 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st
- Place of Publication:
- London : Karnac, 2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- 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
- Contents:
- 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
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
- ISBN:
- 0-429-91690-6
- 0-429-90267-0
- 0-429-47790-2
- 1-282-77969-9
- 9786612779695
- 1-84940-687-1
- 9780429477904
- OCLC:
- 723944257
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