That wasn't really Freud's achievement though. There are many early psychologists who deserve credit for this much more than him, such as William James, Gustav Fechner, Wilhelm Wundt, Hermann Ebbinghaus, or (later) B. F. Skinner.
Freud's work was mostly in the medical tradition, developed independently from the emerging psychological science of that time, and that's where his theories still have the largest impact.
MFW they invent an Elektra complex to make it gender equal
She didn't even do that! She was trying to avenge her father! Why not name it after one of those girls from the old testament that drugged and raped their dad to get prego? Sounds a lot more like what a woman with a dangerous sexual fixation would do too.
That's what I never understood. Oedipus only fucked his mum because he didn't know who she really was. So, technically a motherfucker but it makes absolutely no sense as a psychology template (in my layman's eyes st least).
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That wasn't really Freud's achievement though. There are many early psychologists who deserve credit for this much more than him, such as William James, Gustav Fechner, Wilhelm Wundt, Hermann Ebbinghaus, or (later) B. F. Skinner.
Freud's work was mostly in the medical tradition, developed independently from the emerging psychological science of that time, and that's where his theories still have the largest impact.
MFW they invent an Elektra complex to make it gender equal
She didn't even do that! She was trying to avenge her father! Why not name it after one of those girls from the old testament that drugged and raped their dad to get prego? Sounds a lot more like what a woman with a dangerous sexual fixation would do too.
Oedipus dit also cut his eyes out when he realised what he had done, so...
That's what I never understood. Oedipus only fucked his mum because he didn't know who she really was. So, technically a motherfucker but it makes absolutely no sense as a psychology template (in my layman's eyes st least).
That’s sort of the point of the metaphor I think—Oedipus was driven to do it by fate even though the conscious awareness of it horrified him.
Freud is seriously the biggest hack in any field I can think of that went on to get such undeserved renowned.
Musk is mentioned in Star Trek as a genius of his time...
Another reason to not watch that show .
well, while his specific ideas are generally discredited, he did invent psychoanalysis...
Psychoanalysis is kinda stinky tho.
Apart from Woody Allen movies, what did it ever bring?
Missed opportunity there.
But people still love cocaine!
don't you think more of your problems could be solved by the precise application of shitloads of cocaine?