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This is the first extended study comparing the philosophies of mind promoted by Sigmund Freud and William James, whose opposing views had profound influences on the development of twentieth-century philosophy, cognitive science, and psychology.

Each asked, can the mind be scientifically characterized? While Freud thought that psychoanalysis had established a science of the mind, James maintained that the subjective could not be objectified, and psychology was left with only the crumbs of analysis. Tauberâs presentation of a conjured philosophical confrontation occasioned by their first and only meeting in 1909 uncovers the clashing philosophies of mind underlying their respective positions. In comparing their opposing portraits of the psyche, persistent questions about self-knowledge, personal identity, and moral agency are presented at their fin de siÃcle origin. In this setting, the James-Freud dispute offers a unique perspective about our own contemporary dilemmas swirling

William James and Sigmund Freud on the Mind

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      Publisher Taylor & Francis
      Published 3 December 2025
      ISBN-13 9781032900360
      978-1032900360
      ISBN-10 1032900369
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      Philosophy of mind

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      Book Synopsis

      This is the first extended study comparing the philosophies of mind promoted by Sigmund Freud and William James, whose opposing views had profound influences on the development of twentieth-century philosophy, cognitive science, and psychology.

      Each asked, can the mind be scientifically characterized? While Freud thought that psychoanalysis had established a science of the mind, James maintained that the subjective could not be objectified, and psychology was left with only the crumbs of analysis. Tauberâs presentation of a conjured philosophical confrontation occasioned by their first and only meeting in 1909 uncovers the clashing philosophies of mind underlying their respective positions. In comparing their opposing portraits of the psyche, persistent questions about self-knowledge, personal identity, and moral agency are presented at their fin de siÃcle origin. In this setting, the James-Freud dispute offers a unique perspective about our own contemporary dilemmas swirling

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