Encyclopedia of Opinion
Question
What do we know about Sigmund Freud's theories?
Position5 of 5

Everything we know is questionable

This position holds that everything we think we know about Freud is questionable. It argues that he carefully curated his own image and twice destroyed his personal papers — that his theories did not really come from his clinical work, and that he did not even invent psychoanalysis.

Supporting arguments · 2

  1. Freud didn’t invent psychoanalysis
    Freud is not the true father of psychoanalysis; it was invented by Joseph Breuer.
  2. Freud’s theories did not come from his work as a therapist
    Freud's work as a therapist did not actually follow or support his own theories.