A. A. (Abraham Arden) Brill

A. A. (Abraham Arden) Brill
Abraham Arden Brill (1874–1948) was an American psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, known for introducing Freudian psychoanalysis to the United States. He translated several of Sigmund Freud's key works into English, including "The Interpretation of Dreams" and "Three Contributions to the Theory of Sex." Brill was also the author of his own influential books, such as "Basic Principles of Psychoanalysis" and "Psychoanalysis: Its Theories and Practical Application." As a prominent figure in early American psychiatry, Brill played a significant role in establishing psychoanalysis as a respected field of study in the U.S.

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W psychoanalytic investigation, which usually contents itself with frail human material, approaches the great personages of humanity, it is not impelled to it by motives which are often attributed to it by laymen. It does not strive "to blacken the radiant and to drag the sublime into the mire"; it finds no satisfaction in diminishing the distance between the perfection of the great and the... more...

I The fact of sexual need in man and animal is expressed in biology by the assumption of a "sexual impulse." This impulse is made analogous to the impulse of taking nourishment, and to hunger. The sexual expression corresponding to hunger not being found colloquilly, science uses the expression "libido." Popular conception makes definite assumptions concerning the nature and qualities... more...