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[-] barsoap@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

even if his conception of the mind is outdated.

On a certain level it's physicists complaining that musicians talk about F# and Cb instead of waves at a certain frequency. Or physicists complaining that artists use Goethe's colour wheel -- don't you know Goethe was wrong and Newton was right? Figures that Goethe is more right about perception, though. As the map is not the territory so it follows that there's multiple sensible maps for the same territory.

[-] TotallynotJessica@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Artists communicate their subjective experience, while science tries to be as objective as possible. This is why psychoanalysis has therapeutic value. Objectively, it is very effective at treating some disorders and maximizing happiness, as those results can be empirically measured. At the same time, therapists can adjust their practice to minimize known dangers with the theories. Some of Freud's ideas can give people the language to express themselves and heal, even if it's not totally accurate. Improving mental health is the important metric.

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