Arnold Cooper and Steven Marcus discuss questions around the figure of Sigmund Freud (1856-1939), one of a handful of intellectual presences presiding over Western thought and culture in the late twentieth century. Who was Sigmund Freud, and why is he important in the scientific and cultural history of our times?
At the time of this interview, Cooper was professor of psychiatry and director of training at Cornell Medical Center. Marcus, a Fellow at the National Humanities Center (1980-82) and a trustee of the Center, was professor of English at Columbia University.
This edition of Soundings was conducted by Wayne J. Pond.
