{"product_id":"three-essays-on-the-theory-of-sexuality-the-1905-edition-9781784783587","title":"Three Essays on the Theory of Sexuality: The 1905 Edition","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe first edition of this classic work from 1905 shows a radically different psychoanalysis\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAvailable for the first time in English, the 1905 edition of \u003ci\u003eThree Essays on the Theory of Sexuality\u003c\/i\u003e presents Sigmund Freud's thought in a form new to all but a few ardent students of his work. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This is a Freud absent the Oedipal complex, which came to dominate his ideas and subsequent editions of these essays. In its stead is an autoerotic theory of sexual development, a sexuality transcending binary categorization. This is psychoanalysis freed from ideas that have often brought it into conflict with the ethical and political convictions of modern readers, practitioners, and theorists. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The non-Oedipal psychoanalysis Freud outlined in 1905 possesses an emancipatory potential for the contemporary world that promises to revitalize Freudian thought. The development of self is no longer rooted in the assumption of a sexual identity; instead the imposition of sexual categories on the infant mind becomes a source of neurosis and itself a problem to overcome. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The new edition of \u003ci\u003eThree Essays\u003c\/i\u003e presents us with the fascinating possibility that Freud suppressed his first and best thoughts on this topic, and that only today can they be recognized and understood at a time when societies have begun the serious work of reconceptualizing sexual identities.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sigmund Freud\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Verso\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/24\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781784783587\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSigmund Freud\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Freiberg, which is now known as the Czech Republic, on May 6, 1856. Freud developed psychoanalysis, a method through which an analyst unpacks unconscious conflicts based on the free associations, dreams and fantasies of the patient. His theories on child sexuality, libido and the ego, among other topics, were some of the most influential academic concepts of the twentieth century. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilippe Van Haute\u003c\/b\u003e is professor at the Center for Contemporary European Philosophy, Radboud University Nijmegen, the Netherlands, and extraordinary professor of philosophy at the University of Pretoria, South Africa. He is a psychoanalyst of the Belgian School for Psychoanalysis and a founding member of the International Society for Psychoanalysis and Philosophy. He has published numerous books, among them \u003ci\u003eAgainst Adaptation\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eConfusion of Tongues\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFrom Death Instinct to Attachment Theory\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eA Non-Oedipal Psychoanalysis?\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the coeditor of the book series \u003ci\u003eFigures of the Unconscious\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eHerman Westerink\u003c\/b\u003e is associate professor at the Center for Contemporary European Philosophy, Radboud University Nijmegen, the Netherlands, and extraordinary professor at the University of Leuven, Belgium. He is a member of the International Society for Psychoanalysis and Philosophy. He has published numerous books and articles on psychoanalysis, including \u003ci\u003eA Dark Trace\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Heart of Man's Destiny\u003c\/i\u003e. He is editor of the book series \u003ci\u003eSigmund Freuds Werke: Wiener Interdisziplinäre Kommentare\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eUlrike Kistner\u003c\/b\u003e is professor at the Department of Philosophy at the University of Pretoria, South Africa. She has published \u003ci\u003eCommissioning and Contesting Post-Apartheid's Human Rights\u003c\/i\u003e and numerous articles on political, aesthetic, and psychoanalytic theory.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Sigmund Freud \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47579937341597,"sku":"9781784783587","price":49.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_e63a83a2-c882-4387-9796-f94328f72a78.jpg?v=1768899583","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/three-essays-on-the-theory-of-sexuality-the-1905-edition-9781784783587","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}