Robert C. Solomon completed his doctoral dissertation, Unconscious Motivation (1967), at the University of Michigan. The dissertation, published through University Microfilms, explores the philosophical and psychological dimensions of unconscious drives and intentionality. A digitized version of the dissertation is preserved in the University of Michigan’s Deep Blue archive.
If you want to read his dissertation at the Robert C. Solomon Omeka site, please find it HERE.
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