Comments on: Freud or Fraud http://schinckel.net/2006/06/20/freud-or-fraud/ Like a fortune cookie, only without the fortune, and not a cookie. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:59:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Matthew Schinckel http://schinckel.net/2006/06/20/freud-or-fraud/#comment-1267 Matthew Schinckel Tue, 04 Jul 2006 01:29:23 +0000 http://schinckel.blogsome.com/2006/06/20/freud-or-fraud/#comment-1267 I'm not so sure I agree with the "great weight" you discuss. Granted, I only did the first year psychology subjects, but I found there was very litle respect for, and indeed mention of, Freud's theories. (I'll use the term <em>theory </em>loosely, since his ideas are largely unfalsifiable.) As for the coherence argument, I'm not actually sure I even agree with you on this point. The reading I have done on Freud indicates that his ideas are not in fact coherent. In fact, often the totally wrong conclusion is drawn from a logically evident argument. Similar, in fact, to the creationist conclusions, such as those presented in every Jehovah's Witness document ever written. I’m not so sure I agree with the “great weight” you discuss. Granted, I only did the first year psychology subjects, but I found there was very litle respect for, and indeed mention of, Freud’s theories. (I’ll use the term theory loosely, since his ideas are largely unfalsifiable.)

As for the coherence argument, I’m not actually sure I even agree with you on this point. The reading I have done on Freud indicates that his ideas are not in fact coherent. In fact, often the totally wrong conclusion is drawn from a logically evident argument. Similar, in fact, to the creationist conclusions, such as those presented in every Jehovah’s Witness document ever written.

]]> By: sensibilia http://schinckel.net/2006/06/20/freud-or-fraud/#comment-1266 sensibilia Mon, 03 Jul 2006 18:00:12 +0000 http://schinckel.blogsome.com/2006/06/20/freud-or-fraud/#comment-1266 Freud is one of the most important thinkers of 20's century, and even today, a lot of his ideas have a great weight at psychological thinking. Not because are 'frauds', but because are coherent ideas, inspiring almost whole contemporary psychiatry Freud is one of the most important thinkers of 20’s century, and even today, a lot of his ideas have a great weight at psychological thinking. Not because are ‘frauds’, but because are coherent ideas, inspiring almost whole contemporary psychiatry

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