Freud and NietzscheMany 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? Assoun moves beyond the seduction of these attractive analogues to a deeper analysis of the relation between these two figures. |
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Contents
Introduction | 1 |
The Genesis of an Encounter | 19 |
Nietzsche in Freudian Discourse | 36 |
Introduction | 49 |
Nietzschean Psychology Freudian Psychoanalysis | 70 |
Principles of the Drive | 83 |
Love and Sexuality | 97 |
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| Title | Freud and Nietzsche Athlone contemporary European thinkers Continuum Collection |
| Author | Paul-Laurent Assoun |
| Translated by | Richard L. Collier |
| Edition | reprint, annotated |
| Publisher | A&C Black, 2006 |
| ISBN | 0826482996, 9780826482990 |
| Length | 238 pages |
| Subjects | › › › Philosophy / General Philosophy / Religious Religion / Biblical Studies / Old Testament / General |
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