Is Freud's model which explains the projection of paranoia stemming from fear of castration (which is said to have stemmed from the ego's id urges repressed by the super ego) still accepted?
I understand and agree with Horkheimer and Adorno's argument that Jew's were the scapegoats of German society.... but have a hard time agreeing with the means by which they made this argument. It appears that they felt they could not say this without using sounding as if they were drawing from objective reasoning so they attempted to use a more authoritative basis such as psych to lay the groundwork.
Is this model of projection still used and accepted within the psychiatric community today? If not, is there one which continues to support Horheimer and Adorno's arguments.
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In terms of the psychological community, Freud is remembered as a curiosity, if he's remembered at all. You're much more likely to encounter Freud in a cultural studies course, English course, or even a philosophy course than you are to find him discussed at length in a psych course. So, the quick answer to you first question is 'no.'
ReplyDeleteCould you point to specific passages where you see H & A using Freud in this manner?
BTW, if you're interested in this question and want to do further research on it, a good place to start would be Adorno's article "Freudian Theory" in the Culture Industry collection.
ReplyDeleteJoel Whitebook at the New School has done quite a bit of work on the intersection between psychoanalysis and the Frankfurt School as well.