Brentano and Freud--A Sequel

Author(s): Philip Merlan

Source: Journal of the History of Ideas, Vol. 10, No. 3 (Jun., 1949), p. 451
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 NOTES AND DOCUMENTS 451
Thus, if it is necessary to keep the term "Epicureanism" for a type of
philosophy represented by Horace, let there be a clear understanding that
this is a kind of whining Epicureanism if we compare it to the true and
virile Epicureanism. And let us also see clearly that only this true and
virile Epicureanism has a liberating effect. The one who lives in a certain
way because he is influenced by his thinking of death, far from being an
Epicurean, has not understood the meaning of the message of Epicurus.
Scripps College.

BRENTANO AND FREUD-A SEQUEL"

BY PHILIP MERLAN

At my request, Professor Victor Kraft of the University of Vienna

was kind enough to investigate in the University archives what work with
Brentano Freud had taken as a student. The results show that Freud
was enrolled in the following courses given by Brentano: in Freud 's
third, fourth, and fifth semesters (Winter 1874/75, Summer 1875, and
Winter 1875/76 respectively), "Readings of philosophic writings"; in ad-
dition, in his fourth semester (Summer 1875), "Logic"; in his sixth semes-
ter (Summer 1876), "The philosophy of Aristotle."
These were the only non-medical courses taken by Freud during his
whole course of studies (eight semesters). It should be easy and might
prove interesting to find out more about the content of these courses and
Freud's participation in them, particularly in "Readings." But I must
leave this to some one to whom the archives of the University of Vienna
and the literary remains of Brentano and Freud are more easily acces-
sible than they are to me.
The results of Professor Kraft 's investigations are revealing. I am
extremely obliged to him for his communication.
Scripps College.
rhetorical exaggeration and that it explains how later disciples could speak of Epi-
curus hinmselfas a god. Why shouldn't Bailey concede Colotes the right to worship
Epicurus accordingly? I should be inclined to ask the same question of Festugiere,
I.c., 69. Cf. also L. Salvestrani, "Sulle orme di Posidonio," Rivista di Storia della
filosofia III (1948), 1-7, esp. 3.
1 Cf. my paper "Brentano and Freud," this Joztrnal VI (1945), 375-377.

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