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1908 Sigmund Freud ALS to Albert Moll announcing that he's "ready to participate in the foundation of a central journal for psychotherapy"
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Important ALS in German, signed “Freud,” one page, 8.75 x 11.25, personal letterhead, June 4, 1908. Written to the German psychiatrist and pioneer of sexology, Albert Moll, in full (translated): "Dear colleague, Following receipt of the message from my Zurich friends, I can answer you that I am ready to participate in the foundation of a central journal for psychotherapy that you suggested. Most sincerely, Freud". 21 x 13 cm, in good condition, with central fold, punch holes and scattered creasing.
The letter was part of an ongoing correspondence between the two, after Moll had written to Freud asking him to participate in the planned "Journal of Psychotherapy and Medical Psychology". Freud replied in a letter dated May 19, 1908: "Your proposal to found a central organ for psychotherapy in order to enable a merger of scientific work and a professional assessment of your work has my full approval .... But I have to tell you a fact that you may not be aware of. At a meeting of my friends and followers in Salzburg in April of this year, it was decided to create a periodical magazine under the title 'Yearbook for Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology' .... However, I believe that our undertaking does not have to be in contrast to yours ..... If your paper takes on the character of a central paper, which appears about 12 times a year and, in addition to careful reports, contains smaller original contributions and those for which rapid publication is an option, we can very well make use of it in order to be in contact with the other psychotherapeutic directions to stay and make ample contributions from our own camp." Freud agreed to forward Moll's letter to Eugen Bleuler and Carl Jung (proposed co-editor and editor of the planned Yearbook for Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology) for their opinions on the matter.
Our letter, written just a couple of weeks after Freud's initial reply, is confirmation that he and his colleagues had agreed to participate in the creation of Moll's suggested journal. It reveals a surprising willingness to collaborate, considering the pairs divergent views on childhood sexuality and Moll's criticism of psychoanalysis in his book, Das Sexualleben des Kindes (1908). Freud and his associates had mistrusted and demeaned Moll, even before his book appeared; their misgivings were likely fuelled by their perception of the widespread hostility towards psychoanalysis among prominent medical authorities in Berlin.
Albert Moll (1862–1939) was a neurologist, psychologist, sexologist, and ethicist. Alongside Iwan Bloch and Magnus Hirschfeld, he is considered the founder of medical psychology and sexology.
The letter was part of an ongoing correspondence between the two, after Moll had written to Freud asking him to participate in the planned "Journal of Psychotherapy and Medical Psychology". Freud replied in a letter dated May 19, 1908: "Your proposal to found a central organ for psychotherapy in order to enable a merger of scientific work and a professional assessment of your work has my full approval .... But I have to tell you a fact that you may not be aware of. At a meeting of my friends and followers in Salzburg in April of this year, it was decided to create a periodical magazine under the title 'Yearbook for Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology' .... However, I believe that our undertaking does not have to be in contrast to yours ..... If your paper takes on the character of a central paper, which appears about 12 times a year and, in addition to careful reports, contains smaller original contributions and those for which rapid publication is an option, we can very well make use of it in order to be in contact with the other psychotherapeutic directions to stay and make ample contributions from our own camp." Freud agreed to forward Moll's letter to Eugen Bleuler and Carl Jung (proposed co-editor and editor of the planned Yearbook for Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology) for their opinions on the matter.
Our letter, written just a couple of weeks after Freud's initial reply, is confirmation that he and his colleagues had agreed to participate in the creation of Moll's suggested journal. It reveals a surprising willingness to collaborate, considering the pairs divergent views on childhood sexuality and Moll's criticism of psychoanalysis in his book, Das Sexualleben des Kindes (1908). Freud and his associates had mistrusted and demeaned Moll, even before his book appeared; their misgivings were likely fuelled by their perception of the widespread hostility towards psychoanalysis among prominent medical authorities in Berlin.
Albert Moll (1862–1939) was a neurologist, psychologist, sexologist, and ethicist. Alongside Iwan Bloch and Magnus Hirschfeld, he is considered the founder of medical psychology and sexology.
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