Freud's Argument for the Oedipus Complex: A Philosophy of Science Analysis of the Case of Little Hans

by Jerome C. Wakefield

Book Overview

In this close reading of Freudian theory, Jerome C. Wakefield reconstructs Freud's argument for the Oedipal theory of the psychoneuroses, placing the case of Little Hans into a philosophy-of-science context and critically rethinking the epistemological foundations of psychoanalysis.

Wakefield logically evaluates four central Freudian arguments: the "undirected anxiety" argument which contends that Hans suffered from anxiety before he developed...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032224088
• ISBN13: 9781032224084
• Release Date: September 2022
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 286 Pages
• Weight: 0.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"