The Fractured Self in Freud and German Philosophy

The Fractured Self in Freud and German Philosophy examines Freud's transformation of German philosophical approaches to freedom, history, and self-knowledge; defends a theory of situated knowledge and agency; and considers the relevance of Freudian thought for contemporary cultural issues.

Autorentext
Author Matthew C. Altman: Matthew C. Altman is an Associate Professor of Philosophy and Director of the William O. Douglas Honors College at Central Washington University, USA.

Inhalt
Acknowledgments Note on Sources and Key to Abbreviations Introduction. Freud's Anxieties about Philosophy, Philosophy's Anxieties about Freud 1. Kant: The Inscrutable Subject 2. Fichte: The Self as Creature and Creator 3. Schelling: Methodologies of the Unconscious 4. Schopenhauer: Renouncing Pessimism 5. Schleiermacher: The Psychological Significance of Translation 6. Marx: Freeing Ourselves from Ourselves 7. Hegel: The Entanglements of the Present 8. Nietzsche: The Therapeutic Function of Genealogy 9. Kant, Schopenhauer, and Nietzsche: Mourning the Death of God Conclusion. A Freudian After-Education Bibliography Index