Freud et la guerre - article ; n°1 ; vol.41, pg 86-92

Peter Gay

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Vingtième Siècle. Revue d'histoire - Année 1994 - Volume 41 - Numéro 1 - Pages 86-92
Freud and war, Peter Gay
The question of Freud's relation to war is really two questions that ultimately join in a single one, his attitude toward the First World War and the attitude toward human aggressiveness in general. The way that these two questions must be asked separately and then blend together is a lesson in how personal needs, private anxeties, and cultural loyalties on one side, and theoritical, scientific insight on the other, can move along distinct paths, only to converge when the insights are finally applied to, and are permitted to correct, the needs and loyalties. It is fascinating both on biographical and on historical grounds. The story of Freud on war is a story of the triumph of objectivity over subjectivity.
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Source : Persée ; Ministère de la jeunesse, de l’éducation nationale et de la recherche, Direction de l’enseignement supérieur, Sous-direction des bibliothèques et de la documentation.

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• Publié par: VINGTIEME_SIECLE-_REVUE_D-HISTOIRE
• Publié le: 01 janvier 1994
• Nombre de lectures: 28
• Langue: Français

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Peter Gay

Freud et la guerre

In: Vingtième Siècle. Revue d'histoire. N°41, janvier-mars 1994. pp. 86-92.

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Freud and war, Peter Gay

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separately and then blend together is a lesson in how personal needs, private anxeties, and cultural loyalties on one side, and

theoritical, scientific insight on the other, can move along distinct paths, only to converge when the insights are finally applied to,

and are permitted to correct, the needs and loyalties. It is fascinating both on biographical and on historical grounds. The story of

Freud on war is a story of the triumph of objectivity over subjectivity.

Citer ce document / Cite this document :

Gay Peter. Freud et la guerre. In: Vingtième Siècle. Revue d'histoire. N°41, janvier-mars 1994. pp. 86-92.

doi : 10.3406/xxs.1994.4759

http://www.persee.fr/web/revues/home/prescript/article/xxs_0294-1759_1994_num_41_1_4759