''Zuckerkandl!'' is a comic book published in 1968. It was written by

Robert Maynard Hutchins Robert Maynard Hutchins (January 17, 1899 – May 14, 1977) was an American educational philosopher. He was president (1929–1945) and chancellor (1945–1951) of the University of Chicago, and earlier dean of Yale Law School (1927–1929). His& ...

and illustrated by

John Hubley John Kirkham Hubley (May 21, 1914 – February 21, 1977) was an American animation director, art director, producer and writer known for his work with the United Productions of America , United Productions of America (UPA) and his own independent ...

. The book profiles the philosophy of the fictitious Austrian thinker Dr. Alexander Zuckerkandl and satirizes his philosophy of disentanglement. Resembling a fairy tale in form, ''Zuckerkandl!'' has been interpreted as a parody of

Freud Sigmund Freud ( , ; born Sigismund Schlomo Freud; 6 May 1856 – 23 September 1939) was an Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, a clinical method for evaluating and treating pathologies explained as originating in conflicts in ...

, though it explicitly contrasts the philosophy of Freud (requiring the plumbing of the unconscious by the conscious) with the philosophy of Zuckerkandl (replacing conscious thought altogether by living habitually). As such, it blames Zuckerkandl (and by extension, according to some critics, Freud) for the ills of modern society. The comic book also has an animated film version,Zuckerkandl!
on YouTube directed by

References

External links

''Zuckerkandl!'' at Google Books

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Discussion at Michael Sporn Animation
1968 comics debuts American comics adapted into films Fictional philosophies Fictional Austrian people Comics characters introduced in 1968 Satirical comics Cultural depictions of Sigmund Freud {{comics-stub