Freud: The Key Ideas

Freud: The Key Ideas is the smartest way to discover the life and work of Sigmund Freud, one of the twentieth century's most influential thinkers. It explains his complex ideas in simple terms, backing it up with references to his own texts.

From his upbringing and the early development of his thinking, through his early work and influences, all the intricacies of Freud's complex systems of thought are discussed in a straightforward and jargon-free way.

You will learn all the essential concepts, from psychosexual development to dream analysis. The beginnings of psychoanalysis and his ideas about identity and the unconscious are all explained, making his theories easy to get to grips with.