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In a sense, yes. Freud saw that scientific ideas change the way we think about the world. With his heliocentric view, Copernicus displaced humans from the physical centre of the universe (1543). With his evolutionary theory, Darwin inserted humans into the organismic order of nature (1859). According to Freud, both Copernicus and Darwin dealt severe blows to the proud image of humans as masters of the universe. Freud saw himself as completing the cycle of disparagement by destroying the belief that humans were 'masters in their own house' (1916-A Difficulty in the Path of Psycho-Analysis)

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Freud compared himself to Copernicus and Darwin because he believed his theories on the unconscious mind, psychoanalysis, and human behavior would revolutionize our understanding of psychology and the human experience, similar to how Copernicus and Darwin revolutionized our understanding of the natural world. He saw himself as challenging conventional beliefs and shifting our perspective on the inner workings of the mind and behavior.

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