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Freud, Biologist of the Mind

Beyond the Psychoanalytic Legend

By: Frank J. Sulloway

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Freud, Biologist of the Mind

Beyond the Psychoanalytic Legend

By: Frank J. Sulloway

An intellectual biography aiming to demonstrate, despite his denials, that Freud was a "biologist of the mind". The author analyzes the political aspects of the complex myth of Freud as "psychoanalytic hero" as it served to consolidate the analytic movement.

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Harvard University Press

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0674323351

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9780674323353

Species Concepts in Biology

Historical Development, Theoretical Foundations and Practical Relevance

By: Frank E. Zachos

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Species Concepts in Biology

Historical Development, Theoretical Foundations and Practical Relevance

By: Frank E. Zachos

Frank E. Zachos offers a comprehensive review of one of today’s most important and contentious issues in biology: the species problem. After setting the stage with key background information on the topic, the book provides a brief history of species concepts from antiquity to the Modern Synthesis, followed by a discussion of the ontological status of species with a focus on the individuality thesis and potential means of reconciling it with other philosophical approaches. More than 30 different species concepts found in the literature are presented in an annotated list, and the most important ones, including the Biological, Genetic, Evolutionary and different versions of the Phylogenetic Species Concept, are discussed in more detail. Specific questions addressed include the problem of asexual and prokaryotic species, intraspecific categories like subspecies and Evolutionarily Significant Units, and a potential solution to the species problem based on a hierarchical approach that distinguishes between ontological and operational species concepts. A full chapter is dedicated to the challenge of delimiting species by means of a discrete taxonomy in a continuous world of inherently fuzzy boundaries. Further, the book outlines the practical ramifications for ecology and evolutionary biology of how we define the species category, highlighting the danger of an apples and oranges problem if what we subsume under the same name (“species”) is in actuality a variety of different entities. A succinct summary chapter, glossary and annotated list of references round out the coverage, making the book essential reading for all biologists looking for an accessible introduction to the historical, philosophical and practical dimensions of the species problem.

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227

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Springer

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3319449664

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9783319449661

Mortal Secrets

Freud, Vienna, and the Discovery of the Modern Mind

By: Frank Tallis

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Mortal Secrets

Freud, Vienna, and the Discovery of the Modern Mind

By: Frank Tallis

A chronicle of Vienna's Golden Age and the influence of Sigmund Freud on the modern world by a clinical psychologist whose mystery novels form the basis of PBS's Vienna Blood series. Some cities are like stars. When the conditions are right, they ignite, and burn with such fierce intensity that they outshine every other city on the planet. Vienna was one such city and, at the beginning of the twentieth century, was the birthplace of the modern mind and the way we live today. Long coffee menus and celebrity interviews are Viennese inventions. ‘Modern’ buildings were appearing in Vienna long before they started appearing in New York and the idea of practical modern home design originated in the work of Viennese architect Adolf Loos. The place, however, where one finds the most indelible and profound impression of Viennese influence is inside your head. How we think about ourselves has been largely determined by Vienna’s most celebrated resident, Sigmund Freud. In Mortal Secrets, Frank Tallis brilliantly illuminates Sigmund Freud and his times, taking readers into the mind of one of the most influential thinkers of the twentieth century, chronicling the evolution of psychoanalysis and opening up Freud’s life to embrace the Vienna he lived in and the lives of the people he mingled with from Gustav Klimt to Arnold Schönberg, Egon Schiele to Gustav Mahler. Mortal Secrets is a thrilling book about a heady time in one of the world’s most beautiful cities and its long shadow that extends through the twentieth century up until the present day.

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335

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St. Martin's Press

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1250288967

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9781250288967

Born to Rebel

Birth Order, Family Dynamics, and Creative Lives

By: Frank J. Sulloway

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Born to Rebel

Birth Order, Family Dynamics, and Creative Lives

By: Frank J. Sulloway

A New York Times Notable Book of the Year "An important and valuable study that will define research agendas for years to come. It is also hugely fun to read." --Boston Globe Why do people raised in the same families often differ more dramatically in personality than those from different families? What made Charles Darwin, Benjamin Franklin, and Voltaire uniquely suited to challenge the conventional wisdom of their times? This pioneering inquiry into the significance of birth order answers both these questions with a conceptual boldness that has made critics compare it with the work of Freud and of Darwin himself. Frank J. Sulloway envisions families as ecosystems in which siblings compete for parental favor by occupying specialized niches. Combing through thousands of biographies in politics, science, and religion, he demonstrates that firstborn children are more likely to identify with authority whereas their younger siblings are predisposed to rise against it. Family dynamics, Sulloway concludes, is a primary engine of historical change. Elegantly written, masterfully researched, Born to Rebel is a grand achievement that has galvanized historians and social scientists and will fascinate anyone who has ever pondered the enigma of human character. "Daring . . . a stunning achievement. " --The New York Times Book Review

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676

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Vintage

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0679758763

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9780679758761

Freud, Biologist of the Mind

Beyond the Psychoanalytic Legend

By: Frank J. Sulloway

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Beyond the Psychoanalytic Legend

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Harvard University Press

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Never Cry Wolf

By: Farley Mowat

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Never Cry Wolf

By: Farley Mowat

By enquiring into the puzzle of sibling relations, Frank J. Sulloway pioneers a new view of how family affects individual development. He shows that birth-order is so fundamental to the family that it transcends gender, class and nationality.

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Back Bay Books

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0316881791

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9780316881791

Book's by Frank J. Sulloway

Freud, Biologist of the Mind

Freud, Biologist of the Mind

Species Concepts in Biology

Species Concepts in Biology

Mortal Secrets

Mortal Secrets

Born to Rebel

Born to Rebel

Freud, Biologist of the Mind

Freud, Biologist of the Mind

Never Cry Wolf

Never Cry Wolf

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