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The List #36: The Opposite of Freud

The List #36: The Opposite of Freud

Is the spirit a metaphor for the flesh, or vice versa?

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Sep 27, 2024
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Sigmund Freud is a surprisingly useful thinker, because so much of what he says is exactly the opposite of the truth. The prime example of this is also the most famous thing Freud ever wrote—the idea that attached itself forever to his name and shaped the thinking of generations after him.

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