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The Freudian Wish and Its Place in Ethics
Edwin B. Holt · 1916
A 1916 book by Edwin Holt examining Freud's theory of wishes and its implications for ethical thought.
This book studies Freud's theory of wishes and its ethical implications, showing contemporary academic engagement with his work.
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What it is
This is a book written by Edwin B. Holt in 1916, titled The Freudian Wish and Its Place in Ethics. It studies Sigmund Freud's theory of the "wish" and discusses its relevance to ethical philosophy.
Why it matters
Written during Freud's lifetime, this book shows how quickly his ideas spread beyond medicine into philosophy and ethics. Holt believed that Freud's insight into the mind and will could genuinely help scholars thinking about moral behavior, showing how seriously some academics took psychoanalysis early on.
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- Why might a philosopher be interested in a psychiatrist's theory of the mind?
- What does the author's praise of Freud tell you about how new and exciting these ideas seemed at the time?
- What might this book leave out about Freud's actual clinical work with patients?
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