Freud and the Question of Pseudoscience

A trenchant and brilliant criticism of Freud's scientific integrity and truthfulness, Cioffi's is one of the best and most important analyses of basic psychoanalytic theories. -- Albert Ellis, author of A New Guide to Rational Living

Cioffi brings to Freud criticism an individual voice and enviable acquaintanceship with the literature on Freud stretching back to the early years of psychoanalysis. This is a book which should be read by anyone interested in the issues which lie at the heart of the century-long debate about Freud and psychoanalysis. -- Allen Esterson, author of Seductive Mirage

Frank Cioffi stands preeminent among the philosophers and historians who in the early 1970s began teaching us to scrutinize Freud without employing the rosy lens of hero worship. Exercising logical clarity and occasionally mischievous wit, Cioffi has retained his place as the most trenchant and provocative critic of psychoanalysis. Does the Freudian tradition deserve to survive? Some readers who are inclined to answer yes may change their minds after pondering this important book. -- Frederick Crews, author of The Memory Wars