Freud and lewis book

Lewis and sigmund freud debate god, love, sex and the meaning of life dr. The question of god presumes the answer to its titular question to be yes. This elegantly written and compelling comparison of the worldviews of sigmund freud and c. Lewis and sigmund freud debate god, love, sex, and the meaning of life, paperback by nicholi, armand m. Along with his older brother and close companion warren, clive or jack, as he preferred to be called grew up in a middleclass. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. In an address to young devils in training, the very experienced demon screwtape says it is easier to lead a person to hell if. Its important to keep in mind that although freud and jung the two most influential psychoanalysts had theories about morality, their true area of expertise was psychology. I was really impressed with lewis life, especially his. This pursuit led him to undertake observational studies of dreams 1900, everyday mistakes 1901, sexuality 1905b, character formation 1908, 1931, jokes 1905a, and the origin of guilt 19. In a society fraught with ideological conflict, it is rare to find a genuinely philosophical debate between an atheist and a believer. Lewis won international recognition long before his death in 1963, his scholarly and popular books continue to sell millions of copies a year and his influence. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the question of god. What actually emerges from the book, as far as i could gather, is that nicholi has used the views of lewis to attack freud and argue not just for the existence of god but for the validity of the christian religion.

The book has been available before, but only in a 1924 edition that freud had revised extensively. Armand has come as close to presenting both the christian. I am better than most other people, he falls into a category that lewis describes in his book the screwtape letters. Nicholi attempts to juxtapose in some manner the views of sigmund freud and the views of c. Lewis and sigmund freud debate god, love, sex, and the meaning of life, which the playwright mark st. Nicholi jr of course we can never really answer the question of whether god exists. Lewis and sigmund freud debate god, love, sex, and the meaning of life ebook 9780743242233 by dr. The question of god, airing on pbs september 15 and 22, is an extension of dr. The work is a summation of a class taught at harvard medical class dealing with ethics and psychology. It may seem unlikely that any new arguments or insights could be raised, but the twentieth century managed to produce two brilliant men with two diametrically opposed views about the question of god. Lewis and sigmund freud debate god, love, sex, and the meaning of life armand m. The book is flawed, in my opinion, but could of the bias it takes on the side of lewis.

This profound book is for anyone who is earnestly seeking answers about truth, the meaning of life, and gods existence. As their meeting unfolds on stage, lewis brings up his recent book that has material satirizing freud, and they immediately are drawn into battle, not because freud is sensitive about being. How do we cope with the problem of suffering and the inevitability of death. I also think both the play and the book provide a good start in thinking about the questions lewis and freud struggled over, and particularly the question of god. From my reading of both lewis and freud, i would say that both this play and nicholis book captures the essence of both mens lives and thoughts. Doubters confront a legend is a 1998 book about sigmund freud, the founder of psychoanalysis, edited by the critic frederick crews. Throughout the ages, many of the worlds greatest thinkers have wrestled with the concept of and belief in god. Top 10 books about psychoanalysis books the guardian.

Why did lewis say that an uneducated believer like bunyan was able to write a. Lewis, both prevalent in our culture today, present diametrically opposed interpretations of who we are our identity, where we come from our biological and cultural heritage, and our destiny. In this chapter, lewis will discuss the christian idea of a good man. How do we reconcile conflicting claims of love and sexuality. The following is from the prologue to the question of god. Lewis and sigmund freud debate god, love, sex, and the meaning of life, which the. And of course it would have been highly unlikely for sigmund freud and c. Lewis and sigmund freud debate god, love, sex, and. Nicholi does a great job summarizing lewis and freuds lives in such a short book. Sigmund freud, austrian neurologist, founder of psychoanalysis. But lewis embraced an atheistic worldview for the first half of his life and used freuds. The author blended history, quotations from freud and lewis, and commentary to produce a concise but illuminating comparison of two contrasting world views.

Nicholis seminar, which is the basis for his book the question of god. Over a threeyear period, freud worked in various departments of the hospital. First, let us lay the groundwork for our discussion by asking three questions. As their meeting unfolds on stage, lewis brings up his recent book that has material satirizing freud, and they immediately are drawn into battle. Lewis writings, indeed, what he considered to be the central story of his life, 1 was what he called joy. The compares two radically different paradigms on how to deal with lifes big questions. Lewis and sigmund freud debate god, love and sex and the meaning of life. Awhile back, i finished reading armand nicholis book, the question of god.

The theologians begins with ruination, as the huns sack a monastery, destroy its garden, and burn its books, paralleling freud and lewis s initial dialogue about a beautiful garden and the. He later says in the problem with pain that to do what is a kind of death. Freud and lewis provide a particularly clear lens through which we can examine these two views. The narnia stories, like lewiss early science fiction, were allegories of the christian faith. Lewis and sigmund freud debate god, love, sex, and the meaning of life nicholi, armand on. Armand nicholi, clinical professor of psychiatry at harvard medical school, gives an address based upon his recent book, the question of god.

Armand nicholi dvd,how do we find meaning and purpose in our lives. Germain, is at the schoolhouse theater in croton falls through nov. He has taught a popular seminar at harvard, for the past 35 years, on the worldviews of freud and lewis. Lewis never actually met, the atheistic theories of the psychoanalyst and wellknown unbeliever are pitted against those of the christian. His result, the nearly 300 page book, the question of god. In order to do so, lewis will study the technique of psychoanalysis. Lewis and sigmund freud debate god, love, sex, and the meaning of life, published by the free press. Freuds discovery of an emotional basis for mental illness led him to pursue the emotional basis of human behavior in general.

One of the questions that atheists have to address is. Nicholis course and of his book the question of god. Lewis rebuts freuds wishfulfillment arguments by saying that the biblical worldview involves a great deal of desire and pain. Based on a course that nicholi has taught at the harvard medical school for over 30 years, this depicts an allout battle for the soul by two of the 20th centurys intellectual giants, who debate such overriding issues as god, love, sex, and the meaning of life from nearly ends of the spectrum. Lewis turns the tables, beginning by asking freud about a photograph of freud with his daughter anna. Lewis and sigmund freud debate god, love, sex, and the meaning of life kindle edition by nicholi, armand. Their arguments are allowed to speak for themselves, and the reader is left to decide who has presented the better argument.

Lewis did not accept freuds view that morality evolved from the harsh lessons of human experience. If atheism is true, then how do you account for the universality of religion in all cultures. Inspired by the bestselling book the question of god. Clive staples lewis was born in 1898, 42 years after freud. Lewis and sigmund freud debate god, love, sex, and the meaning of life. Lewis and sigmund freud debate god, love, sex, and the. Nicholis research led to a surprisingly successful book, the question of god. Lewis provides a riveting opportunity to consider the most important questions mankind has ever asked. Lewis and sigmund freud debate god, love, sex, and the meaning of life, is one of the most comprehensive, well researched, and unbiased summaries of the debate between show more content. I dont read philosophy, but the question of god was truly fascinating.