Freud’s Theory of Dreams
A Philosophico-Scientific Perspective- Authors:
- Publisher:
- 2015
Summary
Freud’s Theory of Dreams: A Philosophico-Scientific Perspective evaluates Freud’s theory of dreams in light of the many philosophical and scientific criticisms that have been brought against it. Michael T. Michael addresses the validity of Freud’s method of dream interpretation, the scientific nature of the theory, and how Freud’s ideas bear up to modern research on dreams, engaging on the way with critics such as Ludwig Wittgenstein, Clark Glymour, Karl Popper, Adolf Grünbaum, and J. Allan Hobson. Michael reaches beyond the traditional “for” and “against” polarity to offer a more balanced perspective on Freud’s theory. He argues that reports of the demise of Freud’s theory have been greatly exaggerated, and instead the theory is a live hypothesis fully deserving of continued scientific exploration.
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Bibliographic data
- Copyright year
- 2015
- ISBN-Print
- 978-1-4422-3044-6
- ISBN-Online
- 978-1-4422-3045-3
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 231
- Product type
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Table of contents
- Contents No access
- Acknowledgments No access
- Introduction No access
- 1 Meaning No access
- 2 Wishes No access
- 3 Jigsaw Pieces No access
- 4 Interconnections No access
- 5 False Negatives No access
- 6 False Positives No access
- 7 Brainwaves No access
- 8 Mind-Blocks No access
- Conclusion No access Pages 211 - 216
- Bibliography No access Pages 217 - 224
- Index No access Pages 225 - 230
- About the Author No access Pages 231 - 231





