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    Freud's Foes: Psychoanalysis, Science, and Resistance
    Freud's Foes: Psychoanalysis, Science, and Resistance
    Freud's Foes: Psychoanalysis, Science, and Resistance
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    Freud's Foes: Psychoanalysis, Science, and Resistance

    By Kurt Jacobsen

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    Freud's Foes, the latest title in the Polemics series, addresses Freud's fiercest contemporary critics. Kurt Jacobsen defends psychoanalysis, while accepting that it has inherent flaws. He argues that although today's 'foes' pose as daring savants, they are only the latest wave of critics that psychoanalysis has encountered since its controversial birth, and he easily debunks their arguments.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRowmanLittlefield
    Release dateAug 16, 2009
    ISBN9780742566347
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