tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post1193702372679353347..comments2024-03-28T19:27:59.772+00:00Comments on A K Haart: The Freud FilesA K Haarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-48823640679943973052014-10-01T20:45:35.982+01:002014-10-01T20:45:35.982+01:00Demetrius - history can be selective, it's onl...Demetrius - history can be selective, it's only human to select. In most situations it's what we have to do.<br /><br />James - his significance is what I hope to understand - and its source.A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-87493763866442472812014-10-01T20:41:51.645+01:002014-10-01T20:41:51.645+01:00Most certainly flawed, even wide of the mark in so...Most certainly flawed, even wide of the mark in some respects, revised by Fromme. Still a significant figure though.James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-62878824647926659862014-10-01T17:08:13.938+01:002014-10-01T17:08:13.938+01:00Possibly he was a scribbler in the right place at ...Possibly he was a scribbler in the right place at the right time and on a subject then in debate to gain attention and interest. History can be very selective. For example everyone has heard of the noisy and incompetent Pankhurst's, but who knows about Maria Grey? Demetriushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17198549581667363991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-30211746247619420192014-10-01T14:53:52.064+01:002014-10-01T14:53:52.064+01:00Demetrius - I suspect you are right. I never paid ...Demetrius - I suspect you are right. I never paid much attention to Freud, but I am interested in how and why he became so famous.A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-39919979233119498142014-10-01T13:28:21.207+01:002014-10-01T13:28:21.207+01:00Back in those days we had scant knowledge about wh...Back in those days we had scant knowledge about what went on physically between the ears and body chemistry. Today we know a great deal more and are far more aware of what still needs work. Freud is history like so many of the ideas of his time.Demetriushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17198549581667363991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-83731366050813411442014-09-30T21:29:23.123+01:002014-09-30T21:29:23.123+01:00Sam - not sure if this is what you mean but I'...Sam - not sure if this is what you mean but I've changed "had" to "owed".A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-5225743486575058712014-09-30T21:10:33.931+01:002014-09-30T21:10:33.931+01:00This is not necessarily a big deal because Freud c...<i>This is not necessarily a big deal because Freud could not have had a huge debt to Spinoza in the first place.</i><br /><br />"...couldn't not..."?Sam Vegahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05978971199859845931noreply@blogger.com