3rd Edition

Freud Political and Social Thought

By Paul Roazen Copyright 1999
364 Pages
by Routledge

331 Pages
by Routledge

331 Pages
by Routledge

Sigmund Freud had broad ambitions about what psychoanalysis could add to human thought. But Freutfs own writings have rarely been assessed within the perspective of political philosophy. Political theorists will find in the school Freud established a rich storehouse of ideas. For us to link up with what Freud was saying means to join in the great conversation about what the ends of the just... Read more
Introduction Human Nature in Politics; 1: Psychoanalysis and the Study of Politics; II: The Significance of a Theory; III: Religion: Realism and Utopianism; IV: Politics: Social Controls; 5: Civilization: Tragedy and Possibility; Epilogue Woodrow Wilson

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Paul Roazen