hi I’m a baby philosophy enthusiast who’s also interested in psychology, I wanted to know your thoughts about Freud as a philosopher
hmm… I haven’t read a lot of Freud’s original works sadly. but whatever little I have I can say for sure that he is heavily misinterpreted and misrepresented. a lot of people are quick to criticise him but very few acknowledge the fact that he has shaped modern psychology greatly, especially the psychotherapeutic aspect, in my understanding. and even in refuting his ideas, theories such as, Erik Erikson’s psychosocial development theory and defence mechanisms by his own daughter, Anna Freud (who should be a little more recognised) came up. he is very problematic, no doubt in that, but he also deserves the recognition or “hype” he gets.
btw spoiler alert: his interpretation of the Oedipus and electra complex is not what you are made to believe it is
