Sigmund Freud: Explorer of the Unconscious

Sigmund Freud’s influence on modern psychology and scholarly thought is incalculable. Yet the greatest exposure most students have to Freud’s work comes from parodies, caricatures, and misrepresentations. Sigmund Freud fills this gap, tracing Freud’s methods, goals, and the development of his theories, from his early studies of neural structures to his work as a philosopher of human civilization. Highlights include Freud’s work with hysterics, his “discovery” of the subconscious, and his theories of human sexuality.