Arts, Sciences, and Engineering |
Religion and Classics |
Course Section Listing |
Course |
Course Title |
Term |
Credits |
Status |
COURSE_SECTION-3-193546 |
RELC 172-1 |
Freud and Religion |
Spring 2025 |
4.0 |
Open |
Schedule: |
Day |
Begin |
End |
Location |
Start Date |
End Date |
WF
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1025 AM
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1140 AM
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Hylan Building Room 102
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01/21/2025
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05/11/2025
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Enrollment: |
Enrolled
0
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Capacity
30
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Co-Located: |
GSWS 172-1, JWST 172-1 (P), RELC 172-1 |
Instructors: |
Andrea Gondos |
Delivery Mode: |
In-Person |
Description: |
This course will explore the gradual evolution of Freud’s thought toward the place and role of religion in society in conversation with other psychoanalytic thinkers, like C. G. Jung and Julia Kristeva. In Freud’s early works, he portrayed religion as a “collective neurosis of mankind” arguing that religious beliefs serve the fulfill the immature psychological and emotional needs of the child within the adult self. Therefore, he firmly advocated for replacing these illusions with a more scientific and materialistic attitude that would be based on science and impassioned observation. However, signaling a dramatic change in Freud’s attitude, his later works present religion as critical for the wellbeing of society and even vital for its survival. In the course we will trace important works and ideas that helped to shape Freud’s intellectual development illuminating his nuanced understanding of religion. |
Offered: |
Fall Spring Summer |