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Work #1321 · Late

Moses and Monotheism

Sigmund Freud
1934-38; 1939 (published) · German
Psychoanalytic-historical analysis · Psychoanalysis

Freud's 1939 final work — psychoanalytic-historical analysis of Judaism

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Attribute Moses and Monotheism (Late)
Time · Extent Infinite
Time · Ontological Status Substantival
Time · Grain Continuous
Time · Freedom Non-Deterministic
Time · Traversability Linear
Time · Dimensionality One
Time · Direction Uni-directional
Space · Extent Finite
Space · Ontological Status Substantival
Space · Curvature Flat
Space · Dimensionality Three
Space · Locality Local
Matter · Extent Infinite
Matter · Ontological Status Substantival
Matter · Conservation Conserved
Matter · Dimensionality Three
Matter · Locality Local
Observer · Time Instance Single
Observer · Space Instance Single
Observer · Knowledge Extent Partial
Observer · Knowledge Retainment Partial
Observer · Physicality Embodied
Observer · Agency Active
Observer · Number Plural
Observer · Metaphysical Agency None
Observer · Moral Authority Experience
Observer · Theological Method
Energy · Extent Infinite
Energy · Ontological Status Substantival
Energy · Conservation Variable
Energy · Dispersibility Irreversible
Information · Ontological Status Substantival
Information · Cosmic Conservation Variable
Information · Personal Conservation Variable
Information · Granularity Discrete

Dimension-by-Dimension Evidence

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Time

Moses and Monotheism

1934-38 composition; 1939 publication.

Space

Moses and Monotheism

Vienna and London late-Freud.

Matter

Moses and Monotheism

Religious-historical subjects.

Observer

Moses and Monotheism

Late Freud as psychoanalytic-historical theorist.

Energy

Moses and Monotheism

Speculative-historical-psychoanalytic energies.

Information

Moses and Monotheism

Three-essay content.

Internal Tensions

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Moses and Monotheism

Moses and Monotheism has been highly controversial — speculative-historical claims widely contested by Egyptologists and biblical scholars; psychoanalytic-cultural framework variously assessed.