Freud's Foes: Psychoanalysis, Science, and Resistance »

Freud's Foes, the latest title in the Polemics series, addresses Freud's fiercest contemporary critics. The book defends psychoanalysis (while accepting that it has inherent flaws) and argues that although today's _foes_ pose as daring savants, they are only the latest wave of critiques that psychoanalysis has encountered since its controversial birth and their arguments are easily debunked.

Introduction 1

1 Science and the Psyche 9

2 Birth Pangs 37

3 Psychoanalysis versus Cultural Lesions 63

4 Medicine Men and Invisible Wounds 95

5 Biological Veneers and Corporate Elixirs 119

6 Short Cuts to Tall Tales 147

Conclusion 175

Index 181

About the Author 187