Sigmund Freud, The Uncanny (1919 Quotes

A collection of quotes by Sigmund Freud, The Uncanny (1919.

Sigmund Freud (1856-1939) was an Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis. He revolutionized the field of psychology with his theories on the unconscious mind, dreams, and the role of sexuality in human behavior. Freud believed that human behavior is driven by unconscious desires and conflicts, and he developed techniques such as free association and dream analysis to explore these hidden aspects of the mind. His work on the interpretation of dreams and the concept of the uncanny in his essay "The Uncanny" (1919) has had a lasting impact on the field of psychology and continues to be widely studied today.

Concerning the factors of silence, solitude and darkness, we

Concerning the factors of silence, solitude and darkness, we can only say that they are actually elements in the production of the infantile anxiety from which the majority of human beings have never become quite free.

Sigmund Freud, The Uncanny (1919

Solitude