Freud y la Biología: Una Reflexión Historiográfica Acerca de la Concepción de F. Sulloway sobre la Teoría Psicoanalítica

This article examines the central argument in Frank Sulloway´s impressive book Freud, Biologist of the Mind, published in 1979. Sulloway’s thesis made a notable contribution to the general increase in skepticism among American historians of psychoanalysis. Given their relevance as part of this proce...

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Author: Christiansen Renaud, María
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2008
Country:México
Institution:UNIVERSIDAD DE GUANAJUATO
Repository:Acta Universitaria
Language:Spanish
OAI Identifier:oai:www.actauniversitaria.ugto.mx:article/133
Online Access:https://www.actauniversitaria.ugto.mx/index.php/acta/article/view/133
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Psychoanalysis
Sigmund Freud
Darwinism
Lamarckism
Frank Sulloway.
Psicoanálisis
Darwinismo
Lamarckismo
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Summary:This article examines the central argument in Frank Sulloway´s impressive book Freud, Biologist of the Mind, published in 1979. Sulloway’s thesis made a notable contribution to the general increase in skepticism among American historians of psychoanalysis. Given their relevance as part of this process, a rigorous scrutiny of this author’s arguments is an indispensable task for the philosophy of science, to which end this article attempts to contribute to the epistemological analysis of the strengths and weaknesses embedded in Sulloway’s strong criticisms of the orthodox history of Freudian thought.