Sigmund Freud and the Human Soul: Psychoanalysis as a Continuation of the Socratic Project

• In Event: Polis and Psyche

Brief Overview

In this paper, I draw together Sigmund Freud’s explicit references and implicit allusions to Plato, arguing that psychoanalysis finds its roots in Ancient Athens, and that Freud’s interpretation of Plato warrants further study by political theorists.

Author

• Rachel Wagner, University of Toronto