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The perennial interest in psychoanalysis shows no signs of abating and the longevity of psychoanalytic theory is seen in the varied extensions and elaborations of Freudian thinking in the fields of neuroscience and cognitive theory. Nevertheless, the scientific standing of psychoanalysis has long been questioned and developments in the fields of the philosophy of science and psychology require a fresh assessment of the scientific standing of psychoanalysis. While there are a range of views on the topic of whether psychoanalysis is in fact scientific, any satisfactory approach to understanding mind and behaviour requires an approach that is at once both philosophic and scientific. Accordingly, to even approach the question regarding the scientific nature of psychoanalysis, a foundation comprising a sophisticated conceptual and philosophical framework is required. This volume represents the junction where philosophy, science, and psychoanalysis meet and presents arguments critical and supportive of the scientific standing of psychoanalysis.

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Author:   Simon Boag ,  Linda A.W. Brakel ,  Vesa Talvitie
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.612kg
ISBN:  

9780367101886

ISBN 10:   0367101882
Pages:   352
Publication Date:   05 July 2019
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

"ABOUT THE EDITORS AND CONTRIBUTORS INTRODUCTION - Vesa Talvitie, Linda A. W. Brakel, and Simon BoagCHAPTER ONE Critique of Psychoanalysis - Adolf GrunbaumCHAPTER TWO Psychoanalysis and philosophy of science: basic evidence - Edward ErwinCHAPTER THREE Critique of Grunbaum's ""Critique of psychoanalysis"" - Linda A. W. BrakelCHAPTER FOUR From scientific explanations to micropsychology: what should psychoanalytic theories be like? - Vesa TalvitieCHAPTER FIVE Psychoanalysis and philosophy of science: reply to Brakel and Talvitie - Edward ErwinCHAPTER SIX Two fundamental problems for philosophical psychoanalysis - Linda A. W. BrakelCHAPTER SEVEN The scientific status of psychoanalysis revisited - Agnes PetoczCHAPTER EIGHT Freud and Wittgenstein in the cuckoo's nest - Thomas WallgrenCHAPTER NINE Psychoanalytic research with or without the psyche? Some remarks on the intricacies of clinical research - Anna Ursula DreherCHAPTER TEN Repression, defence, and the psychology of science - Simon BoagNOTES REFERENCES INDEX"

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