Sigmund Freud's Mission: An Analysis of His Personality and InfluenceIn this book Erich Fromm repeats a number of criticisms of Freud that he has made in the past, as well as adding some new interpretations. The first six chapters are devoted to an evaluation of Freud's personality and are entitled: Freud's Passion for Truth and His Courage; His Relationship to His Mother; Self-Confidence and Insecurity; Freud's Relationship to Women; Love; His Dependence on Men; His Relationship to his Father; Freud's Authoritarianism. The last four chapters are more general, and explain the title of the book. The chapter headings are: Freud, the World Reformer; The Quasi-Political Character of the Psychoanalytic Movement; Freud's Religious and Political Convictions; Summary and Conclusions. |
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FREUDS PASSION FOR TRUTH AND HIS COURAGE | 1 |
HIS RELATIONSHIP TO HIS MOTHER Self CONFIDENCE AND INSECURITY | 10 |
FREUDS RELATIONSHIP TO WOMEN LOVE | 19 |
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