John Forrester
John Forrester was Professor of History and Philosophy of the Sciences at the University of Cambridge.
Thinking in Cases
Today many philosophers and historians of science would acknowledge that there are different kinds of activity that we call science and different kinds of reasoning that are practised in them. But... (more)
Truth games: lies, money and psychoanalysis
New in paperback. These essays offer a philosophical and historical perspective on the mechanics, moral dilemmas, and implications of psychoanalysis. The book attempts to provide an understanding of... (more)
Freud and Psychoanalysis: Six Introductory Lectures
John Forrester's passionate yet probing engagement with Freud and psychoanalysis is legendary. Here, in six introductory lectures delivered to his students at the University of Cambridge, his range... (more)
Freud's Women
An intelligent and sophisticated exploration of the lives of the many women in Freud's career. (more)
Dispatches from the Freud Wars: Psychoanalysis and Its Passions
Delves into the posthumous disputes over Freud. With wit and erudition, Forrester tackles questions central to our psychoanalytic century's way of thinking and living. 320 pages. (more)