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The Foundations of Psychoanalysis:

A Philosophical Critique
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University of California Press, Nov 16, 1985 - 256 pages
Offers a systematic analysis of Freud's theories, examines the effectiveness of the retrospective clinical methods used in psychoanalysis, and discusses free association, dreams, and personality.
  

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Contents

Is the Freudian Theory of Repression Well Founded?
173
Part III Epilogue
267
Bibliography
287
Indexes
297
Name Index
299
Subject Index
303
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TitleThe Foundations of Psychoanalysis: A Philosophical Critique
Volume 2 of Pittsburgh Series in Philosophy and History of Science
AuthorAdolf Grunbaum
PublisherUniversity of California Press, 1985
ISBN0520907329, 9780520907324
Length256 pages
  
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