Freud
As someone who had never previously read any of Freud’s writings, the only conception I had of his work was his incredibly uncomfortable familial sexual theories and perhaps a little bit of stuff surrounding the unconscious. Strangely enough, after reading … Continue reading → Continue reading →
Mr. Hyde and Dr. Jekyll
The Victorian era is one that I love to learn about. They are such a fun group of people to research, I just love the pomp and the façade and the clothes and the fog and Sherlock and mummies and Jack the Ripper and Knick knacks… So fun! Anyways, […]
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Freud
Well, after a bit of stress, I’m finally getting this post up. I almost consider Freud to be in the ranks of Frankenstein, Dr. Jekyll, or Beowulf. He’s so commonly known and referred to, that it seems impossible that an individual hasn’t at least heard of some of his ideas. In my opinion, while Freud […] Continue reading →
Freud: Happiness is Contrast, or, Why I Can’t Have A Pool.
Before reading Civilization And Its Discontents I had associated Freud with scary ideas about your subconscious and such. There was a sort of stigma attached to the idea of Freud. I understand that this is but one of his published … Continue reading → Continue reading →
Freud– Civilization and its Discontents
I’ll begin by saying that although I don’t often read the introductions to our texts (shamelessly, I skim through them at best) there was no way of avoiding reading this one. I’m quite fond of Christopher Hitchens, and keep meaning … Continue reading →
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Civilization and its Discontents
I have been exposed to Freud only in psychology class, hearing his strange concepts on the importance of sex and the rather interesting idea of incestuous relationships. I was surprised to see this jawless, cocaine-addicted psychologist delving into the depths of religion, and philosophy in general. Personally I am not a fan of religion, actually scratch that, […]
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Hyde and Go Jekyll
First of all, I actually found this to be one of my favorite books we have read so far. It was simple, concise, but most importantly, exciting! The thrill of uncovering the mysteries of Dr. Jekyll as Utterson and Poole break into the lab was engaging and made the reading of this story incredibly enjoyable. […]
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Freud and All that Jazz
Well… Freud is.. interesting. Okay seriously, as the first philosopher we’ve ever studied to equate practically everything we do to our desires, love and need for sex, he’s pretty darn revolutionary. I mean Plato, Hobbes, they all talk about how … Continue reading → Continue reading →
Freud: Civilization and its Discontents
Having heard vague – and somethings strange – references and ideas relating to Freud throughout high school it was interesting to finally read his book. Although I expected a compilation of essays, or something else of the sort, I was … Continue reading →
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Civilization and its Discontents
I believe Freud’s Civilization and its Discontents is the last philosophical text in our reading list for Arts One this year. Hopefully I’m right- if I am, then the fact that I’m done with philosophy (at least for this school … Continue reading →
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