Sigmund Freud as a Critical Social Theorist

Psychoanalysis and the Neurotic in Contemporary Society
Erscheinungsjahr 2024
ISBN: 978-90-04-71377-2
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 305, 538 Seiten, Format (B × H): 162 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 1048 g

Reihe: Studies in Critical Social Sciences

Sigmund Freud’s work has influenced the modern world in many profound ways. The “father of psychoanalysis,” Freud wrote numerous works wherein his psychoanalytic perspectives were applied to history, society, religion, and other cultural phenomenon. By expanding his psychoanalytic theories into these realms, Freud insured his place within the disciplines of philosophy, sociology, history, theology, and religious studies, wherein his works are still studied. More specifically, his psychoanalytic theories were adopted, revised, and expanded upon by philosophers and sociologists, such as Theodor W. Adorno, Erich Fromm, Herbert Marcuse, Jürgen Habermas, Jacques Derrida, Julia Kristeva, Gilles Deleuze, Judith Butler, Slavoj Žižek, and many others, who in some cases radicalized the latent political content within Freud’s thought, using it to critique modern industrialized capitalism and theorize about the possibility for alternative forms of societies more conducive towards mental health. Although Freud is often marginalized, or even denigrated, we think there are still elements within the corpus of Freud’s work that are valuable for both diagnosing social problems and addressing such problems psychoanalytically. The book demonstrates the lasting relevancy of Freud’s thought to a variety of disciplines, as they diagnose a myriad of social issues.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Weitere Mitwirkende

Byrd, Dustin J.

Miri, Seyed Javad

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologie / Allgemeines & Theorie Psychologische Theorie, Psychoanalyse Psychoanalyse (S. Freud)
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Sozialphilosophie, Politische Philosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Soziale Fragen & Probleme
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie

Über Autor(innen)

Dustin J. Byrd, Ph.D. (2017), Michigan State University, is Professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies at The University of Olivet. He is the Founder and Co-Director of the Institute for Critical Social Theory, and the Editor-in-Chief of Ekpyrosis Press. He has published numerous monographs, edited volumes, and articles of the subjects of Psychoanalysis, political philosophy, Critical Theory, and the Critical Theory of Religion. His latest books include: Syed Hussein Alatas and Critical Social Theory: Decolonizing the Captive Mind (Brill, 2022); The Dark Charisma of Donald Trump: Political Psychology and the MAGA Movement (Ekpyrosis Press, 2023); The Frankfurt School and the Dialectics of Religion: Translating Critical Faith into Critical Theory (Ekpyrosis Press, 2020), The Critique of Religion and Religion’s Critique: On Dialectical Religiology (Brill, 2020), and Frantz Fanon and Emancipatory Social Theory: A View from the Wretched (Brill, 2020).

Seyed Javad Miri, Ph.D., is a Swedish-Iranian sociologist, public intellectual and Professor of sociology at the Institute for Humanities and Cultural Studies in Tehran-Iran. He is known for his expertise on social theory and Islamic and critical thinkers. He is also the Co-Director of the Institute for Critical Social Theory. He has published over 100 books in English, Persian and Swedish. His recent publications include Ali Shariati: Critical Theory and the Struggle for Decolonization and Socio-Analysis: A Theory on Emancipation and Pain (in Persian).