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Neurologist and founder of psychoanalysisReligion1856–1939

Sigmund Freud

Austrian neurologist who founded psychoanalysis and developed concepts such as the unconscious, repression, and the Oedipus complex. In The Future of an Illusion and Civilization and Its Discontents, he critically examined religion, culture, and conflicts between individual desire and social life.

Closest spectrum
Left
Closest ideology
Keynesian Liberalism
Closest personality
John Maynard Keynes
Portrait of Sigmund Freud
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Political topics

Profile across mindedfolk

  • Structure

    Balanced
    Federal47%
    Unitary53%
  • Representation

    Leaning · Democracy
    Democracy67%
    Autocracy33%
  • Power

    Leaning · Liberty
    Security40%
    Liberty60%
  • Immigration

    Strong · Multiculturalism
    Assimilation27%
    Multiculturalism73%
  • Nationalism

    Leaning · Internationalist
    Internationalist67%
    Nationalist33%
  • Economy

    Leaning · Public
    Public64%
    Private36%
  • Free market

    Balanced
    Planning48%
    Free market52%
  • Religion

    Very strong · Irreligious
    Irreligious89%
    Religious11%
  • Morality

    Balanced
    Progressive56%
    Traditionalist44%
  • Technology

    Balanced
    Technology57%
    Biology43%

What sets Sigmund Freud apart

Most unusual position

Religion

Sigmund Freud leans further toward irreligious than 95% of the 569 personalities in the catalog.

Personality median 49Sigmund Freud 89

Of all the topics, Religion is where Sigmund Freud stands furthest from the rest.

Most common position

Technology

On Technology, Sigmund Freud sits practically at the catalog median.

Personality median 60Sigmund Freud 57

Here they share common ground with most personalities.