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Follies of the Wise: Dissenting Essays

Frederick Crews

A collection of lighthearted essays and reviews by the author of The Pooh Perplex explores Freudian psychoanalytic theory and skepticism, describing how the author came to believe that Freud's system lacked empirical rigor and served as a model of modern pseudoscience.

ScienceScience · medium confidenceScience81 signalsLlm Classifier: Science -> ScienceGoogle Books: Psychology -> Medicine & Public HealthKeyword Classifier: Arts & Criticism -> Arts & CriticismLiterature & WritersMedia, Journalism & Public OpinionArt, Music & Performance

Award History

0 wins · 1 total

AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
National Book Critics Circle Award for CriticismMajor2006FinalistSecondary source
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  1. 01 Central figures

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  2. 02 Central places

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  3. 03 Suggested argument

    The author argues that Freud’s psychoanalytic system lacked empirical rigor and instead functioned as a model of modern pseudoscience.

    Model confidence 76%

  4. 04 Reading orientation

    44 / 100 academic

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