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  • Freud’s Writings on the Uncanny: Exploring the Eerie and Familiar

    Sigmund Freud, the father of psychoanalysis, is renowned for his exploration of the human psyche and his groundbreaking work on subjects such as dreams, sexuality, and the unconscious mind. Among his numerous writings, one of his most thought-provoking and influential essays is “The Uncanny” (Das Unheimliche), published in 1919. In this essay, Freud delves into…

  • Freud’s Analysis of Dostoevsky: A Psychoanalytic Exploration of Guilt and Crime

    Sigmund Freud, the father of psychoanalysis, is known for his deep and often controversial explorations of the human psyche. His analysis of the Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoevsky, particularly in relation to Dostoevsky’s masterpiece The Brothers Karamazov, provides a fascinating intersection between literature and psychology. In his 1928 essay “Dostoevsky and Parricide,” Freud delves into the…