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1 online resource (319 pages) |
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COVER; CONTENTS; CONTEMPORARY FREUD; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; EDITORS AND CONTRIBUTORS; ON FREUD'S "THE FUTURE OF AN ILLUSION"; Introduction; PART I The Future of an Illusion(1927c); PART II Discussion of The Future of an Illusion; 1 Deconstructing Freud's The Future of an Illusion: eight conceptual strands; 2 The illusion of a future: the rhetoric of Freud's critique of religious belief; 3 The past of an illusion: an evolutionary perspective on religious belief; 4 Religious fundamentalism and violence; 5 The morality of an "oppressed group." |
| 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 and |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Freud, Sigmund, 1856-1939. Zukunft einer Illusion. English.
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| SUBJECT |
Zukunft einer Illusion (Freud, Sigmund) fast |
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Psychology, Religious.
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Psychoanalysis.
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psychology of religion.
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psychoanalysis.
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Psychoanalysis
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Psychology, Religious
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Electronic book
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| Author |
O'Neil, Mary
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| ISBN |
9781849406871 |
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1849406871 |
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