Sigmund Freud was already internationally acclaimed as the principal founder of psychoanalysis when he turned his attention to the life of Leonardo da Vinci. It remained Freud's favourite composition. Compressing many of his insights into a few pages, the result is a fascinating picture of some of Freud's fundamental ideas, including human sexuality, dreams, and repression. It is an equally compelling - and controversial - portrait of Leonardo and the creative forces that according to Freud lie behind some of his great works, including the Mona Lisa.
With a new foreword by Maria...
Sigmund Freud was already internationally acclaimed as the principal founder of psychoanalysis when he turned his attention to the life of Leonardo...
Freud's most philosophical and speculative work, exploring profound questions of life and death, pleasure and pain. The work is one of Freud's most intensely debated, and raises questions that have been discussed by philosophers and psychoanalysts since its first publication in 1920.
Freud's most philosophical and speculative work, exploring profound questions of life and death, pleasure and pain. The work is one of Freud's most in...
This new translation of The Future of an Illusion is for the first time paired with Oskar Pfister's powerful response, "The Illusion of a Future" (1928).
This new translation of The Future of an Illusion is for the first time paired with Oskar Pfister's powerful response, "The Illusion of a Future" (192...
Translations of two neuroscientific articles by Freud are presented here for the first time in English. Alongside these, the editors offer convincing arguments for their importance to both psychoanalysis and neuroscience. These articles helped provide the catalyst for the modern activity in the field, and will prove fascinating to anyone interested in the origins of this bold new movement.Between 1877 and 1900, Sigmund Freud published over one hundred neuroscientific works, only seven of which have previously appeared in English translation. Aphasie and Gehirn, the two articles presented in A...
Translations of two neuroscientific articles by Freud are presented here for the first time in English. Alongside these, the editors offer convincing ...
Freud's epoch-making insights revolutionised our perception of who we are, forming the foundation for psychoanalysis. In 'Civilization and its Discontents' he considers the incompatibility of civilisation and individual happiness. Focusing on what he perceives to be one of society's greatest dangers; 'civilised' sexual morality, he asks, does repression compromise our chances of happiness?
Freud's epoch-making insights revolutionised our perception of who we are, forming the foundation for psychoanalysis. In 'Civilization and its Discont...