Freud and Nietzsche

by Paul-Laurent Assoun

Overview

Many of the leading Freudian analysts, including in the early days, Jung, Adler, Reich and Rank, attempted to link the writings of Nietzsche with the clinical work of Freud. But what was Nietzsche to Freud - an intuitive anticipation, a precursor, a rival psychologist? This book offers a deeper analysis of the relation between these two figures.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780826482990
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	12/12/2006
Series:	Continuum Collection Series
Edition description:	ANN
Pages:	280
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.59(d)

About the Author

Professor Assoun is an active historian of philosophy and has published widely on Freud, Marx and psychoanalysis.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Part One: Freud and Nietzsche1. The Genesis of an Encounter.2. Nietzsche in Freudian Discourse.
Part Two: Nietzsche and FreudIntroduction.
Book I: The Foundations1. Instinct and Drive.2. Nietzschean Psychology, Freudian Psychoanalysis.3. Principles of the Drive.
Book II: The Themes1. Love and Sexuality.2. The Unconscious and Consciousness.3. Dreams and Symbolism.
Book III: The Stakes1. Neurosis and Morality.2. Culture and Civilization.3. Therapeutics.

Editorial Reviews

A historian of philosophy who has written widely on Freud, Marx, and psychoanalysis, Assoun reconstructs Freud's encounter with Nietzsche, his personal interpretations, and the contribution of Nietzsche's champions. Finding thematic similarities that appear on the surface to reveal close affinities between the theorists, he argues that these analogies are really the symptom of an open, ongoing dialogue between the two, and with Marx, that remains vital to critical theory today. From the earliest days, Freudian analysts have sought to link Nietzsche's writings with Freud's clinical work, but few have explored Freud's opinion of Nietzsche. The French original was published in 1980 by Presses Universitaires de France. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Booknews

The relationship of Frederick Nietzsche's philosophy to Sigmund Freud's psychiatric concepts has long been an object of interest for students and practitioners of psychoanalysis. In Freud And Nietzsche, educator, historian and philosopher Paul-Laurent Assoun methodically reconstructs Freud's encounter with Nietzsche, his personal interpretations and the contribution of Nietzsche's champions. Assoun articulately examines the thematic similarities that appear on the surface to reveal close affinities between the two theorists. The analogies between the theories and writings of these two influential and original thinkers are fascinating, informative, and a vital part of critical theory which continues to be actively discussed in regard to critical theory to this very day. Ably translated into English by Richard L. Collier. Jr., Paul-Laurent Assoun's Freud And Nietzsche is a significant and highly recommended contribution to the study of Freud, Nietzsche, and psychoanalysis.

"A lucid, incisive analysis of the interrelationship between Nietzsche's unsystematic, but acute, psychological observations and significant elements in Freudian psychoanalysis." George J. Stack

"A lucid, incisive analysis of the interrelationship between Nietzsche's unsystematic, but acute, psychological observations and significant elements in Freudian psychoanalysis."

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