Were sigmund freud's ideas only popular because his nephew was the guy who invented the PR industry?
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Freud's hypotheses were not scientific in one sense. He developed theories about consciousness and awareness which were not verifiable using the scientific method.
In fact, most of his theories are still not provable scientifically. But, when we delve into the human psyche and try to pry open the key to consciousness, we will be hard pressed to prove anything other than surface characteristics.
For example, we can show which areas of the brain are active and which clusters of neurons fire in response to a given stimulus. However, we still are not completely aware of the process mechanisms that give rise to intuitive thought and environmental awareness.
Freud's ideas were controversial then and still are today. However, he did frame the problem and offered his own theories on how and why we do the things we do.
That's a grand achievement on a grand scale. I salute you, Mr. Freud.
..No, that doesn't sound like a reasonable hypothesis. Actually, the time was right for Freud's ideas. He was one of the first to approach psychology from a scientific perspective, bringing it into the modern world. His explanations were fascinating and believable and many smart people not exposed to this kind of PR decided to learn more and use his theories.
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