• DOI:10.1023/A:1013100717113
Corpus ID: 141312494

The Seven Strategies of the Sophisticated Pseudo-Scientist: a look into Freud's rhetorical tool box

@article{Derksen2001TheSS,
  title={The Seven Strategies of the Sophisticated Pseudo-Scientist: a look into Freud's rhetorical tool box},
  author={A. A. Derksen},
  journal={Journal for General Philosophy of Science},
  year={2001},
  volume={32},
  pages={329-350}
}

• A. A. Derksen
• Published 2001
• Philosophy
• Journal for General Philosophy of Science

In my ‘Seven Sins of Pseudo-Science’ (Journal for General Philosophy of Science 1993) I argued against Grünbaum that Freud commits all Seven Sins of Pseudo-Science. Yet how does Freud manage to fool many people, including such a sophisticated person as Grünbaum? My answer is that Freud is a sophisticated pseudo-scientist, using all Seven Strategies of the Sophisticated Pseudo-Scientist to keep up appearances, to wit, (1) the Humble Empiricist, (2) the Severe Selfcriticism, (3) the Unbiased Me… Expand