Anti-Freud: Redefining the Unconscious and Reclaiming Mental Freedom

Abstract

Sigmund Freud revolutionized the study of the human mind by introducing concepts such as the unconscious, repression, and libido. Yet his theories suffer from historical limitations, methodological flaws, and reductionism. This paper presents an ”Anti-Freud” perspective, systematically reversing Freud’s assumptions to propose a new frame- work: the unconscious as a creative potential, desire as plural, and the subject as an autonomous agent. We argue that this inversion provides both theoretical clarity and practical applications for clinical psychology, social theory, and philosophy.

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