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Episode 7: Is Psychoanalysis Scientific?

Lives of the Unconscious. A Podcast on Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy

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The Importance of Psychoanalysis

Criticism of psychoanalytic concepts and empirical research is not only legitimate, but necessary for psychoanalysis itself. But one may very well make the distinction between whether there is a serious interest in the topic and whether scientificness is used here to mask a prejudice. A rich mind is open to the most divergent forms of thought and is discerning in its judgment. By this standard professors also be measured.

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