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The Assault on Truth

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In 1896, Sigmund Freud presented his revolutionary "seduction theory," arguing that acts of sexual abuse and violence inflicted on children are the direct cause of adult mental illness. Nine years later, Freud completely reversed his position, insisting that these sexual memories were actually fantasies that never happened. Why did Freud retract the seduction theory? And why has the psychoanalytic community gone to such lengths to conceal that retraction? In this landmark book, drawing on his unique access to formerly sealed and hidden papers, Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson dares to uncover the truth about this critical turning point in Freud's career and its enduring impact on the theory and practice of psychoanalysis.

The Assault on Truth reveals a reality that neither Freud nor his followers could bear to face. Bracing in its honesty, gripping in its revelations, this is the book that prompted Masson's break with the psychoanalytic community—and launched his subsequent brilliant career as an independent thinker and writer.


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Publisher: Untreed Reads

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  • Release date: March 29, 2012

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  • ISBN: 9781611872804
  • Release date: March 29, 2012

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  • ISBN: 9781611872804
  • File size: 350 KB
  • Release date: March 29, 2012

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  • ISBN: 9781611872804
  • File size: 350 KB
  • Release date: March 29, 2012

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In 1896, Sigmund Freud presented his revolutionary "seduction theory," arguing that acts of sexual abuse and violence inflicted on children are the direct cause of adult mental illness. Nine years later, Freud completely reversed his position, insisting that these sexual memories were actually fantasies that never happened. Why did Freud retract the seduction theory? And why has the psychoanalytic community gone to such lengths to conceal that retraction? In this landmark book, drawing on his unique access to formerly sealed and hidden papers, Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson dares to uncover the truth about this critical turning point in Freud's career and its enduring impact on the theory and practice of psychoanalysis.

The Assault on Truth reveals a reality that neither Freud nor his followers could bear to face. Bracing in its honesty, gripping in its revelations, this is the book that prompted Masson's break with the psychoanalytic community—and launched his subsequent brilliant career as an independent thinker and writer.


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  • Details

    Publisher:
    Untreed Reads

    Kindle Book
    Release date: March 29, 2012

    OverDrive Read
    ISBN: 9781611872804
    Release date: March 29, 2012

    EPUB ebook
    ISBN: 9781611872804
    File size: 350 KB
    Release date: March 29, 2012

    Open EPUB ebook
    ISBN: 9781611872804
    File size: 350 KB
    Release date: March 29, 2012

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  • Formats
    Kindle Book
    OverDrive Read
    EPUB ebook
    Open EPUB ebook
  • Languages
    English