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In a terrible irony, Freud dedicated a copy of Why War? to Mussolini, who nonetheless instituted a police investigation of its author. The contributors to this volume explore the reasons underlying the dedication, as well as giving their own reflections on the genesis of war.
List of contents
Preface To civilise war , Foreword , Why war? An exchange of letters between Freud and Einstein , Investigation of Freud by Italian Fascist embassy officials , "Wir und der Tod": a previously untranslated version of a paper by Sigmund Freud on the attitude towards death , Freud's dedication on Warum Krieg? , War: a core issue for Freud , Freud's death drive: the paradox of destructiveness , Drift , Works by Freud on the subject of death , Timeline
About the author
Marlene Belilos is a psychoanalyst who has also worked for many years as a journalist for Swiss television and French radio (France Culture). She has published various articles in 'l'Anti-Livre noir de la psychanalyse', 'La regle du jeu', and the 'Revue de l'Ecole de la Cause freudienne'. She is a member of the Ecole de la Cause freudienne and the Association Mondiale de Psychanalyse.
Summary
In a terrible irony, Freud dedicated a copy of Why War? to Mussolini, who nonetheless instituted a police investigation of its author. The contributors to this volume explore the reasons underlying the dedication, as well as giving their own reflections on the genesis of war.
