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Freud’s work wasn’t science or resembling it. It was a mix of observations and thoughts. Biology at the tine was way closer to modern science. In fact, Karl Po
by beagle3 6y ago
Freud’s work wasn’t science or resembling it. It was a mix of observations and thoughts. Biology at the tine was way closer to modern science.
In fact, Karl Popper’s seminal work that characterized science and is essentially used to define science today, was motivated in no small part by trying to formalize Alfred Adler’s claims in a rigorous consistent verifiable and falsifiable manner - and realizing that was impossible.
- mrxd 6y agoI agree, my point is that psychoanalysis was developed by medical doctors trained in scientific methods and scientific understanding of human biology. So they were certainly aware that psychoanalysis wasn't scientific and never pretended it was. Freud attempted to link psychoanalytic observations to neuroscience, but ultimately abandoned that project because he thought the science of the day wasn't sophisticated enough.