In "The Psychopathology of Everyday Life" Freud examines the psychological basis for the forgetting of names and words, the misuse of words in spee...
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Jul 04, 2010
For a mind which is interested in epistemology, it would be tempting to enquire into the contrivances and sophistries by means of which the anarchists manage to elicit a final product of this kind from science. One would no doubt be brought up against situations like the one involved in the familiar example of the Cretan who says that all Cretans are liars. But I am not desirous, nor am I capable, of going deeper into this. I will merely remark that the anarchistic theory only retains its remark
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Apr 13, 2009
Tatiana (DraCat)
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Перечитывая Фрейда с немного другим, чем пять лет назад, багажом за плечами, понимаю, что раньше я не читала его книг. Взгляд студента всегда избирателен - выхватывает то, что нужно к зачету, реферату, вообще, что нужно. За этим теряется специфика текста. Научный текст - это особая стилистика. Но и к нему можно подходить как к художественному произведению. "Психопатология обыденной жизни" с этой точки зрения вызывает реакцию: "Какой интересный автор, где бы прикупить ещё пару книж
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Jun 01, 2008
Rick
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I learned why I have lost so many umbrellas in my life. Why I try to open my office door with my house key. Now, why should my hats and caps have half-lives of less than a year? Where is that mosquito control association cap I got from the World's Leading Authority? Freud pretty much convinced me that what my grandma told me - "Lost objects go to the Moon" - is not true. Venus, maybe.
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May 29, 2011
Gnuvolante
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In questo libro Freud condensa una parte dei suoi studi e li espone con competenza accademica e chiarezza magistrale, un mix di capacità comune a pochi scienziati. Mostra come dimenticanze, errori di pronuncia e di scrittura, gesti inconsci e sbadataggini, potrebbero non essere frutto del caso. A compendio delle sue affermazioni lo scrittore riporta numerosissimi esempi esplicativi - accumulati durante la sua carriera professionale o presi a prestito da suoi colleghi - nei quali il lettore medio
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Nov 04, 2010
Zare
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Very interesting case collection reader will most likely find himself in some of these cases (hopefully not those that can be considered as serious ones) because all cases presented are taken from the everyday life. Note this book is just that interesting cases collection (many are contributed by Freud s long-time colleagues) author does not go into details and tries not to explain the causes of every case.[return][return]If you are interested in Freud s work, this book is good starti
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Nov 29, 2010
Alex
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Yeah yeah yeah, Frued has been discredited by over half a century of physiological study, and his theories are filled with holes and contradictions even when taken on their own terms, but come on... this stuff is fun.
The Psychopathology of Everyday Life is an interesting, accessible book demonstrating the existence of the psyche in the most mundane of circumstances, such as when having a conversation or trying to recall a name. Each chapter deals with the different manifestations of th More...
The Psychopathology of Everyday Life is an interesting, accessible book demonstrating the existence of the psyche in the most mundane of circumstances, such as when having a conversation or trying to recall a name. Each chapter deals with the different manifestations of th More...
Jan 28, 2008
Jana
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Freud's work is foundational for understanding theory. Without reading his work, we can't possibly get all the references of the other theorists who followed. So... as part of my MFA program, we read the entire body of Freud's work.
I had a lot of resistance to Freud... mostly feminist critique. But to be fair, even the feminist theorists are grounded in at least an understanding of Freud (if not Freudian themselves). But about this book...
I guess I took issue with Freud's as More...
I had a lot of resistance to Freud... mostly feminist critique. But to be fair, even the feminist theorists are grounded in at least an understanding of Freud (if not Freudian themselves). But about this book...
I guess I took issue with Freud's as More...
Jul 29, 2011
Catherine
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This is a phrase that I use every week. I first read this in a college course, and found his body of work to be eye opening and thought provoking--although not all that easy to read--I would never have guessed that I would go on to be a psychiatrist, but he rocked my world
Mar 14, 2011
Yun Long
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Definitely not one to read when you are falling asleep, this book talks about the power of your subconsciousness and how it affects your actions and behaviour. A good read if you dont mind the small words within those long paragraphs.
Sep 12, 2008
Richard
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This is the most approachable and most palatable Freudian book I've read so far. For once Dr. Freud isn't reducing everything to his Sex Theory - I think there definately is a place for such a theory - indeed, it's powerful and persuasive, and useful in many circumstances, but it is not the only, nor the most logical explaination much of the time. So here, he basically steers clear of the theory - or at least isn't shoving it down his reader's through the whole time - which makes it an enjoyab
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Jul 27, 2011
Véronique
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Se lit comme un roman. Comme un recueil de nouvelles plutôt. Voila pourquoi je le laisse dans mes romans. C'ets vraiment la base de ce qu'est la psychanalyse. Excellent.
Mar 02, 2011
Tim
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Nothing that I wasn't already familiar with and yet still fascinating read.
Aug 05, 2010
Rachel
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Freud tried to be engaging and accessible in this book for the sake of a mass audience. He also gets carried away with repetitious anecdotes confirming his theories about the role of the unconscious in our everyday lives. Still, there is so much to learn and enjoy here about slips-of-the-tongue, common mishaps and accidents, lost items, jokes, missed appointments, and so forth. He provides overwhelming evidence for the role our unconscious wishes and fears provide in our everyday behavior.
Jun 17, 2011
Natajia
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Very interesting theories on the subconscious and how things we dismiss away as normal or forgotten, really might not be so. I only gave it 3 stars, because the first couple chapters on substituting words for other words and why, just didn't interest me. It got a lot better further in, and I really liked the conclusions he drew about how random things we do, and then just dismiss, may really have a deeper meaning when we analyze it.
Very nice Freud :D
Very nice Freud :D
Jan 06, 2012
Ovidiu
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The interpretations aren't as impressive as those of dreams and there is very little theory. With some examples I had the feeling they unnecessarily repeated situations that had already been dealt with.
It's a good book if you don't want to be bothered with too much theory and just want to be entertained with examples. If you plan on getting acquainted with Freud's work, it's probably a good book to start with.
It's a good book if you don't want to be bothered with too much theory and just want to be entertained with examples. If you plan on getting acquainted with Freud's work, it's probably a good book to start with.
Sep 16, 2007
Nicola
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the psychopathology of reading this book: took forever (i.e. many months) to read this, but, ultimately, is fascinating, and helps explain the comedy of errors that characterizes (my) life. offers comaraderie for the slightly neurotic.
Dec 16, 2009
Brandon
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I read this as a required reading in one of my classes in graduate school (which may have something to do with how I rated it). At the end of the book I was left wondering if anyone would ever suggest this book if the authors name wasn't Freud.
Jan 28, 2008
Rachel
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A much easier read than Civilization and its Discontents. Full of interesting examples of some bizzare associations that might explain why one would forget something.
Feb 05, 2008
Gabriel
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Much better, much more concise than "Interpretation of Dreams," (of course, a different subject) and frankly, more useful.
Oct 02, 2007
Curt
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How to make people really self-conscious when they drop, slip, miss-spell, forget, are late, or bump into something.
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