The Organization of the Mind: Lessons from Kant and Freud

Author/Contributor(s):	Longuenesse, Beatrice
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Date:	01/06/2026
Binding:	Hardcover
Condition:	NEW

The Organization of the Mind is an inquiry into the rational and irrational aspects of our minds, drawing on the thought of the 18th century philosopher, Immanuel Kant, and the 20th century founder of psychoanalysis, Sigmund Freud. The two thinkers are often taken to be fundamentally opposed. Kant, it is said, was a defender of reason, whereas Freud was a radical skeptic about the powers of rationality. In contrast, the book argues that drawing on both their legacies leads to a better understanding of the crises of our times and opens a new path to individual and collective wisdom.