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Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2007 9:26
PM
Subject: Re: Write a review of of Is
Science Neurotic?
Nick, your reply was very long and I haven't had
a chance to read it properly. But you should know that most university
psychology departments think of Freud as the 'F' word; they consider him to be
in a large part bunk, knowing as they do that he invented much of his
experimental data, and so on. The whole notion of the Oedipus concept is pure
speculation and the stages of infantile sexuality remains, likewise,
speculation.
Neurosis is in essence a physiological
condition, arising from deficiency in supply of neurotransmitters, and is best
treated by reference to that principle. Psychology has for far too long
followed the poor model of the academic side of the sciences and put theory
before evidence. It surely must be because theory is easier to assimilate and
- strangely - its assimilation by the mind correlates closely with phases of
boosted ego of the subject who assimilates it.
Blimey, if your other role model is Popper,
then let us all start popping pills.
Tom
