The Fractured Self in Freud and German Philosophy [Hardcover]

The Fractured Self in Freud and German Philosophy examines Freud's transformation of German philosophical approaches to freedom, history, and self-knowledge; defends a theory of situated knowledge and agency; and considers the relevance of Freudian thought for contemporary cultural issues.Acknowledgments Note on Sources and Key to Abbreviations Introduction. Freud's Anxieties about Philosophy, Philosophy's Anxieties about Freud 1. Kant: The Inscrutable Subject 2. Fichte: The Self as Creature and Creator 3. Schelling: Methodologies of the Unconscious 4. Schopenhauer: Renouncing Pessimism 5. Schleiermacher: The Psychological Significance of Translation 6. Marx: Freeing Ourselves from Ourselves 7. Hegel: The Entanglements of the Present 8. Nietzsche: The Therapeutic Function of Genealogy 9. Kant, Schopenhauer, and Nietzsche: Mourning the Death of God Conclusion. A Freudian After-Education Bibliography IndexAuthor Matthew C. Altman: Matthew C. Altman is an Associate Professor of Philosophy and Director of the William O. Douglas Honors College at Central Washington University, USA.