
Defending Freud (side A)
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Is Freud Talking About Sex?
Sally Kohn: One of the main charges against Freud is that he's a pervert. She says if you're a philosopher or a theorist, how can you not be interested in sex? Kohn: It goes back to this repression of the subject thing; science necessitates repressions as well. The Twitter reaction has been really scathing but heartening, she says.
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