Episode 116: Freud on Dreams (Part One)

Summary: On Sigmund Freud's On Dreams (1902), a bit of The Interpretation of Dreams (1899), and the lecture, “Revision of the Theory of Dreams” (1933).<br> Are dreams just a bunch of random crap? Freud says, no, they're actually the first and best way to figure out the structure of the mind, which (surprise) involves the unconscious and how repressed, anti-social desires get (sort of) revealed to us, albeit smashed together through chains of association with what seems like random crap.<br> How can Freud support such a view? Is it science? What are its implications for our capacity to philosophize? Mark, Wes, Seth, and Dylan are here to sort of hint at telling you, but in a repressed sort of way. <a href="http://partiallyexaminedlife.com/2015/05/23/topic116-freud-dreams/" target="_blank">Read more about the topic and get the texts</a>. <a href="http://partiallyexaminedlife.com/groups/ep-116-freud-on-dreams-aftershow-6715/" target="_blank">Sign up to attend the Aftershow</a> on Sun., 6/7, 3pm Eastern.<br> <a href="http://partiallyexaminedlife.com/2015/06/01/ep116-2-freud-dreams/" target="_blank">Listen now to part 2</a>, or <a href="http://partiallyexaminedlife.com/2015/05/23/episode-116-freud-on-dreams-citizen-edition/" target="_blank">get the ad-free version</a> by <a href="http://partiallyexaminedlife.com/membership-options/" target="_blank">signing up to be a PEL Citizen</a>, which is a great way to support the podcast. You can also do this <a href="http://partiallyexaminedlife.com/shopdonate/" target="_blank">with a donation</a>.<br> Sponsor: St. John's College Graduate Institute: <a href="http://partiallyexaminedlife.com/sjcgi" target="_blank">partiallyexaminedlife.com/sjcgi</a><br> Freud image by <a href="http://sterlingbartlett.com/" target="_blank">Sterling Bartlett</a>.<br>