“In general people experience their present naively, as it were, without being able to form an estimate of its contents; they have first to put themselves at a distance from it - the present, that is to say, must have become the past - before it can yield points of vantage from which to judge the future.”
Quote by Sigmund Freud
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The standard edition of the complete psychological works of Sigmund Freud
This book is a seminal work in the field of psychology, compiling the extensive writings of Sigmund Freud, a pioneer in the development of psychoanalysis. It includes his seminal theories on the unconscious mind, dreams, and the structure of the psyche. more
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Sigmund Freud
Sigmund Freud, born on May 6, 1856, in Moravia, and died on September 23, 1939, in London, was an Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis. Known as the father of modern psychology, Freud made significant contributions to the understanding of human psychology, introducing concepts such as the unconscious mind, dream analysis, and sexual theory. more
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