Freud's Interpretation of Dreams: A Reappraisal

Susan Sugarman argues that Freud's landmark contribution, The Interpretation of Dreams, falters and his reasoning elsewhere displays a strength and precision his account of dreams lacks. She concludes by exploring what is then left of the dreams theory and Freud's overall vision of the mind.

Format: Hardback
Length: 200 pages
Publication date: 01 December 2022
Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Freud's The Interpretation of Dreams, particularly its assertion that dreams fulfill wishes, is widely regarded as his groundbreaking contribution and the foundation for his subsequent work. However, Susan Sugarman, in her meticulous examination of the text and analysis of Freud's other writings, challenges this notion. She argues that the dreams book cannot be considered the scaffolding for Freud's subsequent work, as his argument on dreams falters and his reasoning in other areas exhibits strength and precision that his account of dreams lacks. Sugarman concludes by exploring what remains of Freud's dreams theory and his overall vision of the mind.

Freud's The Interpretation of Dreams, particularly its assertion that dreams fulfill wishes, is widely regarded as his groundbreaking contribution and the foundation for his subsequent work. However, Susan Sugarman, in her meticulous examination of the text and analysis of Freud's other writings, challenges this notion. She argues that the dreams book cannot be considered the scaffolding for Freud's subsequent work, as his argument on dreams falters and his reasoning in other areas exhibits strength and precision that his account of dreams lacks. Sugarman concludes by exploring what remains of Freud's dreams theory and his overall vision of the mind.

Freud's The Interpretation of Dreams, particularly its assertion that dreams fulfill wishes, is widely regarded as his groundbreaking contribution and the foundation for his subsequent work. However, Susan Sugarman, in her meticulous examination of the text and analysis of Freud's other writings, challenges this notion. She argues that the dreams book cannot be considered the scaffolding for Freud's subsequent work, as his argument on dreams falters and his reasoning in other areas exhibits strength and precision that his account of dreams lacks. Sugarman concludes by exploring what remains of Freud's dreams theory and his overall vision of the mind.

Freud's The Interpretation of Dreams, particularly its assertion that dreams fulfill wishes, is widely regarded as his groundbreaking contribution and the foundation for his subsequent work. However, Susan Sugarman, in her meticulous examination of the text and analysis of Freud's other writings, challenges this notion. She argues that the dreams book cannot be considered the scaffolding for Freud's subsequent work, as his argument on dreams falters and his reasoning in other areas exhibits strength and precision that his account of dreams lacks. Sugarman concludes by exploring what remains of Freud's dreams theory and his overall vision of the mind.

Weight: 373g
ISBN-13: 9781009244121