Review

Chapter 1 In the first chapter of The Interpretation of Dreams,Freud demonstrates remarkable scholarly rigor.He surveys historical dream theories,critically analyzing perspectives from philosophy,physiology,and psychology.By exposing the flaws of explanations that trivialize dreams as mere biological or random phenomena,he makes a persuasive case for treating dreams as meaningful psychological events.This thorough groundwork establishes the need for a new,depth-oriented approach to dream interpretation