PHIL4429 · Philosophy

Freud and Philosophy

Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences

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Vanessa Rumble

Associate Professor, Philosophy Department

4 evaluations for this course

Instructor: 4.5
Course: 4.3

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Vanessa Rumble

Associate Professor, Philosophy Department

4 evaluations for this course

Instructor: 4.5
Course: 4.3

About this course

The course is designed to acquaint students with the scope and evolution of Freud's thinking and with significant developments in psychoanalysis since his time. Students will study and assess Freud's and Breuer's first formulation of the nature of hysteria; Freud's groundbreaking work in dream interpretation and the nature of unconscious processes; Freud's attempt to apply his novel theory of unconscious mechanisms to cultural anthropology as well as individual psychology; and the implications of the ongoing revisions in Freud's classification of the drives.Above all, we'll focus on Freud's attempt, over the course of many years, to account for the origin of human morality and guilt, and his ongoing assessment of the role of Judaism in his life and in his culture.

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OrganizationHow well the course was organized: 4.35 / 5
ChallengeHow intellectually challenging students found it: 4.74 / 5
AttendanceHow necessary attendance was: 4.80 / 5
AssignmentsHow helpful assignments were: 4.68 / 5

Weekly effort: ~5 hours

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Evaluation history 4 terms

All available terms for PHIL4429. Numerical averages use the five-point scale.
Term	Evaluations	Course rating	Instructor rating
Fall 2024	1	4.5	4.7
Fall 2022	1	4.6	4.8
Fall 2021	1	4.3	4.5
Spring 2021	1	3.8	4.2