Definition of Dreams

Author: Freud
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Publish Date: 2007-01-01
Features: Freud (1856-1939), one of the most brilliant and influential academic pioneers of the 20th century, and the founder of the psychoanalytic school. Despite the earth-shattering criticisms of Freud's works by many, attempts to deny or limit them, his charm remains powerful, and Freud remains one of the most authoritative figures in 20th-century thought. This book is the first in history to analyze and study "dreams" using a scientific approach. Through his scientific exploration and interpretation of dreams, Freud discovered the principle of "dream work," with his genius-like, awe-inspiring pioneering spirit pointing out that "dreams are the fulfillment of wishes" and uncovering the true master of human nature—the unconscious. In the book, Freud uses hundreds of interesting dreams as examples, analyzing their profound meanings with a fluent pen, providing reasonable explanations for a series of questions that have puzzled humanity for thousands of years, such as "What are dreams?" "Why do people dream?" "Why are the scenarios in dreams usually bizarre?" "What is the meaning of dreams?" "What is the driving force behind dreams?" Freud called this his "most valuable discovery," and a "moment of revelation" that would only come once in his lifetime. Renowned psychoanalyst Robert Freud once remarked, "The fundamental theories of dreams expounded in The Interpretation of Dreams have largely remained unchallenged to this day, and no worthy alternative theory has emerged."