Between natural science and esoterism - From Fechner to Freud and Bergsons

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24520362
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: European literature (English literature excluded)
• Research Institution: Kyushu University
• Principal Investigator: FUKUMOTO Keita 九州大学, 言語文化研究科(研究院), 教授 (30218953)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: フェヒナー / フロイト / 自然哲学 / 精神物理学

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The research project aims to clarify the thoughts of Gustav Theodor Fechner, a German physicist and philosopher in the 19th century, which are located between science and philosophy. For this purposehe the new science "psychophysics", founded by Fechner, was discussed in detail. It was also analyzed, which influences Fechner had exerted upon Sigmund Freud in regard to his theory of dream and wit.

Free Research Field

独語・独文学