Synopsis
Sigmund Freud fathered an intellectual revolution that has changed the way wethink about our selves, our relationships, and our world. Our theories ofhuman behaviour spring from Freud's models, and how we make and see theforces of art, religion, sex, culture and more have changed to the shape ofFreud's revolutionary ideas. This Beginners book explains the doctor'sdogma with wit and clarity, its comic-strip art giving the proceedings a hardpop twist. His major work on dreams and sex is exposed, and there is a criticallook at his opponents (Jung, Reich, Adler, Wittgenstein) and his heirs. Thefeminist perspective on Freud is also aired in this completely new version ofone of the bestselling Beginners titles.