Psychic reality and unconscious belief: a reply to harold B. gerard

摘要

It is flattering to find my paper the focus of a discussion on the conflicting epistemolo- gies of Descartes and Spinoza by Harold Gerard. It is more flattering to be joined With Freud, even though it is in the dock, Where we are both on a charge of intellectual Naivete. However I must put aside any grati- fication this might offer in order to protest That my paper has been misunderstood and Misrepresented. I could say the same for Freud but I leave his defence to his own Subtle and profound writings on the individ- Ual's relatioship to external and psychic Reality.