Chris Green wrote:
I'm sure Koehler (trained as a physicist under Max Planck)
[Thanks for that nugget, Chris!]
had his legitimate doubts about psychoanalysis. One
should keep in mind, also, the ongoing intellectual rivalry
between Berlin and Vienna at work here.
As I'm sure Chris will agree,
Joan Warmbold wrote:
… And you did have a book in your hands as I noted
on amazon a published critique of Freud--_Seduction
Mirage: A Exploration of the Work of Sigmund Freud_,
a book I certainly plan on purchasing.
I should forewarn you of a blunder I made in regard to one of Freud's
lesser
Joan Warmbold asks:
Has there ever been a non-psychologist scholar who
has challenged Freud's theories?
Allen E. replied:
As is implied in Joan's question, there have been many eminent
psychologists who have challenged psychoanalysis from its inception
As for non-psychologists, let's
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Re: [tips] Freud and intellectuals
sblack
Wed, 13 Oct 2010 07:20:05 -0700
Joan Warmbold asks:
Has there ever been a non-psychologist scholar who
has challenged Freud's theories?
Allen E. replied:
As is implied in Joan's question
Sorry Allen as I had made the incorrect assumption that you are a
psychologist. How lucky are we that you participate on TIPS. And you
did have a book in your hands as I noted on amazon a published critique
of Freud--_Seduction Mirage: A Exploration of the Work of Sigmund
Freud_, a book I
Allen Esterson wrote:
An addition to Stephen's list of quotes:
Wolfgang Köhler, gestalt psychologist and ethologist:
I now turn to psychoanalysis, the source of more, and of darker, smog
than any other doctrine has produced. (Quoted in Percival Bailey,
*Sigmund the Unserene: A Tragedy in
I suppose it could be put down to belief perseverance and confirmation bias.
Just as UFO enthusiasts interpret contrary evidence to fit their
preconceptions, I imagine Freud believers do the same.
Personal intelligence and critical thinking are often of little help
when it comes to assessment (or
I've noted this phenomena also Allen and my hypothesis has been that it
was the esoteric, complex and inaccessible nature of Freud's theories
that appealed to intellectuals. Ironically, I suspect that
intellectuals are more easily seduced by the style of his
presentation--i.e., degree of
Joan Warmbold wrote:
Has there ever been a non-psychologist scholar who has challenged
Freud's theories?
Well, there's Allen. :-)
Chris
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Ah! Our good friend Allen is indeed a non-psychologist scholar! Correct me if
I'm wrong but I'm pretty sure Allen is a mathematician by training and trade.
How little we know about each other. I'm trying to meet tipsters when I travel
and had coffee with Allen in London a few summers ago. BTW I
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