The Future of an Illusion
Published on 27. February 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
200 pages
978-1-55481-065-9 (ISBN)
Description
In 1927 Sigmund Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis, declared that religion is a universal obsessional neurosis. The Future of an Illusion provoked immediate controversy and has continued to be an important work for anyone interested in the intersection of psychology, religion, and culture. Included in this volume is Oskar Pfister's critical engagement with Freud's views on religion. Pfister, a Swiss pastor and lay analyst, defends mature religion from Freud's "scientism."
Noted Freud scholar and editor Todd Dufresne provides a challenging cross-disciplinary introduction. All of Freud's and Pfister's texts have been beautifully updated in Gregory C. Richter's masterful translations from the original German.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Calgary
United States
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-55481-065-9 (9781554810659)
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Todd Dufresne is Professor of Philosophy at Lakehead University & Visiting Professor (Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology) at the University of Toronto. He is the author of several books on Freud including Tales From the Freudian Crypt (Stanford UP).
Gregory C. Richter is Professor of German and Linguistics at Truman State University and the translator of many works from German and French. Dufresne and Richter have also collaborated on the Broadview Edition of Beyond the Pleasure Principle.
Gregory C. Richter is Professor of German and Linguistics at Truman State University and the translator of many works from German and French. Dufresne and Richter have also collaborated on the Broadview Edition of Beyond the Pleasure Principle.