Revived thread on Freud and his views

[Sinister Intents]

http://www.revleft.com/vb/freud-t15058/index.html

Well here's the first post: http://www.revleft.com/vb/showpost.php?p=216167&postcount=1

A lot of nonsense in the thread, but I thought the first post could be discussed again in a better light because of the users available now.

Opinions/Thoughts?

[Zanthorus]

Are we being asked to evaluate psychoanalysis as a theory or as psychiatric practice?

[Sinister Intents]

Are we being asked to evaluate psychoanalysis as a theory or as psychiatric practice?

Yeah, I'm looking for opinions on the OP of the thread as well, also Freud's weird sexist and sexual views of shit

[consuming negativity]

There have been attempts by more modern feminists to reconcile Freud's views with feminism, but they seem pretty obscure and I'm not sure if they're worthwhile or not. You might want to look into Juliet Mitchell, but don't take that as a recommendation. My friend who is a psychologist once over lunch, while laughing his ass off, vented to me about how Freud got pretty much everything wrong and how studying him is a complete waste of time. Between that and what I've read myself about psychology, I'm inclined to agree; but I don't mean to dissuade you and if you find anything interesting I'd love to hear about it.

[Illegalitarian]

Freud didn't get everything wrong, but he got most of it wrong.

Though he kind of pioneered the entire concept of psychology and was the first person to ever even attempt some of the shit that we do now, but uh.. yeah, that's about all his legacy is good for haha.


He literally said the act of sucking is inherently sexualized by humans and that infants sucking on a pacifier was also a gesture of sexuality.

[Illegalitarian]

This is a legit article

http://io9.com/why-freud-still-matters-when-he-was-wrong-about-almost-1055800815

[Zanthorus]

Though he kind of pioneered the entire concept of psychology

He didn't though. Psychology existed as sub-discipline of philosophy from the time of Plato and Aristotle, who both had primitive psychologies which separated the mind into three distinct parts. Psychology as an independent discipline owes it's origins to Wilhelm Wundt. Freud's innovation was talking therapy.