Is Freud Still Relevant?

Authors

• Jack Russell Weinstein, University of North DakotaFollow
• Susan Sugarman, Princeton University

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Description

Everyone has heard of Sigmund Freud and boy, do funny images pop in our heads when we hear his name. The accent, the couch, the cigar. In part, this is because people don’t seem to take him very seriously anymore. Is this fair? Are his theories no longer helpful? What can we learn by focusing on his intellectual development? On this episode, we ask these questions and more.

Susan Sugarman is Professor of Psychology at Princeton University. She is a developmental psychologist with an interest in unexplainable elements of the human experience and the intersections of psychology, philosophy, and the history of ideas. She is the author of seven books, most recently Sigmund Freud: A Contemporary Introduction published by Routledge.

Publication Date

4-12-2026

Publisher

Institute for Philosophy in Public Life

City

Grand Forks, ND

Disciplines

Philosophy

Recommended Citation

Weinstein, Jack Russell and Sugarman, Susan, "Is Freud Still Relevant?" (2026). Why? Radio Podcast Archive. 197.
https://commons.und.edu/why-radio-archive/197