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Karen Horney

March 17, 2003 06:09 AM posted by : track it (0)

Freud's theory of development, a psychosexual theory, has been the most widely taught, and recognized theory in recent history. The theory, like many of its day, focuses on male development, and accepts that findings with male subjects apply to female patients as well.
Karen Horney, a psychoanalytic theorist, was the first person to offer a feminist based criticism of Freud's theory. Karen "developed a model of women with positive feminine qualities and self-evaluation. Her critique of Freud's theory included reference to a male-dominant society and culture." (John W. Santrock, Life Span Development). Karen was a revolutionary of psychoanalytic theory, and presented an enlightening view of women. Especially in today's changing view of gender roles, and society.

"Psychoanalysis can free a human being who has been tied hands and feet. It cannot give him new arms or legs. Psychoanalysis, however, has shown us that much that we have regarded as constitutional merely represents a blockage of growth, a blockage which can be lifted."

For more on Karen Horney and her work, visit http://www.karenhorneycenter.org/

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For me psychoanalysis is synonymous with feminism because both basically relay on the constitutional segregation of women and men.

I use to ask feminists why they have chosen to title themselves feminists. Is it essential or just temporal?

Sorry but I cannot see You women out there except for one tiny, and not yet precisely described, thing: the heteroattraction that is built into my brain and that sometimes effects some of my relations with some women. In short: certain women under certain conditions look erotically attractive . If I would be attracted by a man then this attraction can hardly contain traits of evolutionary heteroattraction.

As a consequence of this view a "woman" is least a women when she delivers and feeds a baby. Why? Of course because she does not need heterosex anymore. Another is that a woman and a man can in fact copulate without heteroattraction at all! Only sexual attraction

regards Peter Klevius

see also (and please comment) my Angels of Antichrist - social state vs kinship on
www.nkmr.org/artikel_angels_antichrist_by_peter_klevius

Posted by: Peter Klevius on September 8, 2003 08:24 AM |

There is a new site that discusses the questions:
Why did you call yourself a psychoanalyst, Karen Horney? and
Why do you call yourself a feminist, Judith Butler? on
www.klevius.info

Posted by: Peter Klevius on February 25, 2004 01:43 AM |