--- product_id: 11630219 title: "Freud: A Very Short Introduction" brand: "anthony storr" price: "AED 79" currency: AED in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.ae/products/11630219-freud-a-very-short-introduction store_origin: AE region: United Arab Emirates --- # Freud: A Very Short Introduction **Brand:** anthony storr **Price:** AED 79 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Freud: A Very Short Introduction by anthony storr - **How much does it cost?** AED 79 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.ae](https://www.desertcart.ae/products/11630219-freud-a-very-short-introduction) ## Best For - anthony storr enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted anthony storr brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Freud: A Very Short Introduction ## Images ![Freud: A Very Short Introduction - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41RNZ+UcH+L.jpg) ![Freud: A Very Short Introduction - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/4166SwRq6pL.jpg) ![Freud: A Very Short Introduction - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/316sv8jAajL.jpg) ![Freud: A Very Short Introduction - Image 4](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41e5To77eiL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A fabulous short introduction to Freud's thought *by R***E on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 6, 2009* This is one of the best (and definitely among the longest) of the books that I have read in the Very Short Introduction series. I have to confess at the outset that I'm not a fan of Freud. Over the years I've dipped into his work from time to time, but each time have found him off putting and many of his ideas counter intuitive. It was helpful for me to realize that many others, including psychologists like Anthony Storr, also find much of what Freud wrote to be either wrong or in need of considerable emendation. I was always sceptical that our dreams (or at least my dreams) had the kind of structure that Freud insisted that they did. And I felt his reasoning about the sexualization of desires of very small children implied a vastly more sophisticated understanding of sex than I possessed as a young child. I have found the object-relations school to be infinitely more persuasive than Freud on child-mother or child-father attachments, and not just because that school actually saw a major role for the mother compared to Freud. I was also hurt in my explorations of Freud by reading what Storr argues are his worst books, things like MOSES AND MONOTHEISM, which I frankly found absurd, or his book on jokes.So, my impression over the years was that Freud was borderline silly. I credited him with causing us to take more seriously child development and to acknowledge the centrality of sexuality in our lives, but I found the general contours of his thought to be quite unhelpful in understanding my own life. I must admit that I was also put off Freud by a host of writers who misused psychology in exploring everyday life. I once was talking to my professor at Yale, Paul L. Holmer, about W. Jackson Bates's great biography of Samuel Johnson. He thought it one of the truly great books on Johnson, but was uneasy with Bates's tendency to attribute Johnson's fundamental beliefs to one or another psychological cause, in particular his religious beliefs. Holmer argued that the biographer was justified in examining why someone might wash his or her hands 30 times a day, but had missed the point in attempting to use Freud to explain why someone believed in God.So, while I understood just how large Freud loomed in our culture, I never found him to be that impressive as a thinker. I still don't. However, Storr did manage to make a case for Freud on many levels while at the same time fairly and soberly pointing out his legitimate achievements alongside his unfortunate failures. He clearly admires Freud while still not hesitating to acknowledge where he went off track. He also does an exceptionally fine job of making clear Freud's main ideas. I came away from the book with a clearer and fuller picture of Freud than ever.I'm now at the point where I actually want to read more by and about Freud. I have long owned a copy of Peter Gay's celebrated biography as well as his large selection of Freud's writings published by Norton. After reading Storr I'm far more likely to do so. But Storr also provides an absolutely splendid annotated list of suggestions for further reading. One of the best aspects of the Very Short Introductions series are the bibliographies and this may well be the best one that I've seen yet. If I do go on to read more about Freud, Storr's Further Reading will certainly guide me. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A first-rate introduction to Freud *by P***E on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 10, 2007* Freud is now somewhat unfashionable, and stands on the periphery of current psychological thought and practice. Yet the very people who denigrate his work do so using terms and concepts that owe a great deal to that work. To be a 'Freudian' today makes as much sense as being a 'Newtonian', but that should not blind us to the importance of his contribution. Storr adopts just the right approach -- he begins each topic with a summary of what Freud said, then offers criticisms of it. He talks more than once of the need to 'separate the wheat from the chaff'. Freud was once revered as a kind of Messiah. Now he is reviled. As usual, the truth lies somewhere in between. Given the brevity of this book, it is remarkably comprehensive, and is an ideal introduction to the man and his work. I read Schopenhauer: A Very Short Introduction before reading this book and I would recommend doing that. There is an obvious indebtedness, although Freud specifically denied it. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The best I've run across . . . *by R***O on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 8, 2013* Over the years, I suppose I have read a dozen different introductions to Freud's work. This is by far the best.The author (a psychiatrist himself) manages to write clearly and directly while attending to the nuances of Freud's thought and noting how Freud's conceptualization of key ideas changed over the course of his very long professional career.In addition, Storr appears to be very fair-minded in pointing out the shortcomings of some of these ideas and ways in which they have not proved out in clinical practice.If you want to follow up with a bit more about Freud's life -- or if you refer a more visual approach -- I suggest you pick up a used copy of Freud for Beginners by Appignanesi & Zarate (Pantheon Books). --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.ae/products/11630219-freud-a-very-short-introduction](https://www.desertcart.ae/products/11630219-freud-a-very-short-introduction) --- *Product available on Desertcart United Arab Emirates* *Store origin: AE* *Last updated: 2026-05-30*