Quote of the day
The theoretical understanding of the world, which is the aim of philosophy, is not a matter of great practical importance to animals, or to savages, or even to most civilized men.
Anna Freud
Born: December 3, 1895
Died: October 9, 1982 (aged 86)
Bio: Anna Freud was an Austrian-British psychoanalyst. She was the 6th and last child of Sigmund Freud and Martha Bernays. She followed the path of her father and contributed to the field of psychoanalysis.
Known for:
- Ego and the mechanisms of defence (1937)
- The Harvard lectures
- War and children (1943)
- Beyond the Best Interests of the Child (1973)
Anna Freud Quotes