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Journal: Folia Philosophica

Philosophy of Baruch Spinoza in the light of the “second” discovery of the unconsciousness

Katarzyna Szmaglińska

Language: PL | Published: 31-12-2010 | Abstract | pp. 101-112

The paper deals with the concept of „unconsciousness” in the history of post-Cartesian philosophy. Focusing on B. Spinoza’s concept, the author analyses the possibility of a certain understanding of Spinoza’s hypothesis of the unconsciousness and his idea of psychology as speculative version of Freudianism (the practical part of Spinoza’s philosophy may be conceived as a version of Freudian analysis).

2010-12-31



Journal: Folia Philosophica

Some remarks on Schopenhauer’s influence on Freud

Katarzyna Szmaglińska

Language: PL | Published: 31-12-2009 | Abstract | pp. 195-204

The paper deals with the idea of unconsciousness in A. Schopenhauer and Z. Freud. The author argues that despite the fact that Schopenhauer does not explicitly use this term, he proposed some ideas which might be considered as pioneering to Freud’s “discoveries”. The turn towards the hypothesis of the unconsciousness may be seen as the attempt to close the gap (caused by Descartes’ thought) between the mind and the matter (in epistemology) and between the man and the world (in ontology).

2009-12-31