"Physiology and Psychology cover, between them, the field of vital phenomena; they deal with the facts of life at large, and in particular with the facts of human life"
Wilhelm Wundt

Friday, 17 October 2014

My thoughts on "Introducing Freud, a graphic guide to the father of Psychoanalysis"



I have just recently finished reading "Introducing Freud, a graphic guide to the father of Psychoanalysis" and I found it very informative. The fact that it is a graphic guide may cause scepticism on its ability to enlighten the reader with depth and insight, I also felt this way, but I was proven wrong. 

The book goes through Freud's life at every stage, all the way from his early days in Vienna to his death in 1939. I found it particularly fascinating how he encountered so many academically influential people throughout his life and how his inspirations derived from a variety of Greek anecdotes. And of course it explains Freud’s most famous work such as Psychoanalyses and his controversial use of sexual symbolism to explain subconscious behaviour.


This book is for anyone who has an interest in Freud or any of his work, it’s very easy to read, and is portrayed in a way that is easily remembered. 

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