Discovery Quote by Theodor Adorno

“Thus Freud's discoveries, for example, far from unveiling for us a realm which is genuinely new, a knowledge that is other than conscious knowledge,…

— Sandor Goodhart

While people argue with one another about the specifics of Freud's work and blame him for the prejudices of his time, they overlook the…

— Andrew Solomon

“Freud could never be certain, he said, in view of   his wide and early reading, whether what seemed like a new creation might not…

— Peter Cole

And yet there are some magnificent things from Freud, profound insights into the nature of man.

— Chaim Potok

“After Freud's exploration within the psyche it is now the outer world of reality which must be quantified and eroticised”

— J. G. Ballard

“While people argue with one another about the specifics of Freud’s work and blame him for the prejudices of his time, they overlook the…

— Andrew Solomon

A wonderful discovery, psychoanalysis. Makes quite simple people feel they're complex.

— Anonymous

The knowledge that there is a part of the psychic functions that are out of conscious reach, we did not need to wait for…

— Jacques Lacan

The ideas of Freud were popularized by people who only imperfectly understood them, who were incapable of the great effort required to grasp them…

— Alfred North Whitehead

The Freudian theory is one of the most important foundation stones for an edifice to be built by future generations, the dwelling of a…

— Thomas Mann

Not only Freud but artists and writers were also interested in the unconscious. It was medicine that made the first steps toward modernity.

— Eric Kandel

And no less firmly do I hold that we shall one day recognize in Freud's life-work the cornerstone for the building of a new…

— Thomas Mann