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Compare and contrast Freud's explanation of dreams a wish-fulfilment and Davidson's theory of action.
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Compare and contrast Freud's explanation of dreams a wish-fulfilment and Davidson's theory of action In The Interpretation of Dreams (henceforth ID) Freud claims that "the dream is a wish-fulfilment" (der Traum ist eine Wunscherfüllung) - an assertion which constitutes not only the title of one of the central chapters of the book, but also one of its main theses. But what exactly does defining the dream as the fulfilment of a wish imply? What relation do dreams bear to desires? And how can a wish be fulfilled in (or through) a dream? In this essay, I would like to examine Freud's claim in his own terms, as well as in the light of the philosophy of action, particularly that of Donald Davidson. On a related note, I will also make an excursion into Tamas Pataki's ideas regarding intentional character of mental phenomena. To begin with, the fulfilment (Erfüllung) brought about by...
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