Freud challenges: lack of anthropological evidence for primal horde
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- Created on: 23-04-18 13:59
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The whole theory of the horde was based on Darwin's theories, which were just mere speculation
- It is now thought that there was much greater variety in the way people were grouped and it is unlikely they were exclusively in hordes
- By Freud's own admission, the primal horde had never been observed
- It is claimed that Darwin's words have been taken out of context and exaggerated - the primal horde is a concept Darwin would not recognise and is completely Freud's construction
- There is no evidence that…
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