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May 31, 2002 ∙ 23 min
The Subject of Addiction
Who will ever relate the whole history of narcotica? It is almost the history of 'culture', of our so-called high culture...
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Sep 30, 1999 ∙ 8 min
A Gross Episode
In three letters written by Freud in 1908 and addressed to Jung, references were made to the addiction of their colleague, the rebellious...
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Sep 30, 1998 ∙ 1 min
Issue 14: Editorial
This issue of the journal is given over to a collection of articles submitted by the various authors as a tribute to Cormac Gallagher on...
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Sep 30, 1998 ∙ 24 min
A Review Of Freud's Easy Remarks On Addiction: From An Ideal To Masturbation
It is a remarkable fact that there is no real substantial psychoanalytic theory of addiction, especially given that Freud had clinical...
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May 31, 1998 ∙ 3 min
Book Review - Hill's Lacan for Beginners
LACAN FOR BEGINNERS Written by Philip Hill and illustrated by David Leach. New York, 1997, Writers and Readers Publishing Inc...
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Mar 1, 1996 ∙ 14 min
Libido and Toxic Substance
Despite Freud's tendency to deny this, there can be little doubt that the Cocaine Episode was an important part of his scientific and...
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Sep 30, 1995 ∙ 18 min
Some Short Odds on Gambling: A Psychoanalytical Approach
We often consider gambling to be dangerous in the same way as drugs and alcohol: It is something to which we can become addicted. The...
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Mar 1, 1995 ∙ 23 min
A Case of Hysteria?
In 1896 Freud proposed the theory that hysterical obsessive neurosis was caused by an actual sexual encounter between father and child...
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May 31, 1994 ∙ 9 min
Analytical Discourse and Scientific Discourse: A Difference in Responsibility.
According to Oscar Wilde, "education is an admirable thing, but it is well to remember from time to time that nothing that is worth...
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