1st Edition

Philosophy, Science, and Psychoanalysis A Critical Meeting

Edited By Simon Boag, Linda A. W. Brakel, Vesa Talvitie Copyright 2015
352 Pages
by Routledge

352 Pages
by Routledge

352 Pages
by Routledge

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... Read more
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

Biography

Simon Boag