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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 axes

Profile across the 12 axes

  • Structure

    Balanced
    Federal47%
    Unitary53%
  • Representation

    Leaning · Democracy
    Democracy67%
    Autocracy33%
  • Power

    Leaning · Liberty
    Security40%
    Liberty60%
  • Immigration

    Strong · Multiculturalism
    Assimilation27%
    Multiculturalism73%
  • Diplomacy

    Strong · Pacifist
    Militarist25%
    Pacifist75%
  • Intervention

    Leaning · Non-interventionist
    Non-interventionist59%
    Nationalist41%
  • Economy

    Leaning · Public
    Public64%
    Private36%
  • Control

    Balanced
    Planning52%
    Free market48%
  • Trade

    Balanced
    Protectionism44%
    Globalism56%
  • 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 93% of the 444 personalities in the catalog.

Personality median 49Sigmund Freud 89

Of all the axes, 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 59Sigmund Freud 57

Here they share common ground with most personalities.