The Influence of Freudianism on the Formation of the Concept of the Subject at the Turn of the 19th-20th Centuries

The purpose of this article is to study the influence of Freudianism on the forma tion of the concept of the subject in the context of the history of Western philosophy. Content analysis has become a key research method. The analysis of the substance of Sigmund Freud’s writings is undertaken in the context of his disciples and interpreters, as well as in relation to other philosophical doctrines that delve into the issue of the concept of the subject. The paper shows that Freudianism, as the basis of classical psychoanalysis, pointed to many gaps in under standing the problem of man as the subject and significantly expanded the range of theoretical ideas about the concept of the subject. The main problems revealed in Freudianism include: the duality of the poles of human existence (Eros and Thanatos were psychoanalytic comprehen