Richard Von Krafft-Ebing Thesis Statement

Richard Von Krafft-Ebing published Pychopatia Sexualis as a textbook meant to elucidate intellectuals, psychiatrists and physicians in the field of sexual pathology. In this manuscript Krafft-Ebing structures his arguments around hundreds of case-studies which he had accumulated over 12 years, and although these were regarded as groundbreaking evidence in the 19th century, in today’s society, his book has little validity as scientific writing. By analyzing Case 128 through the lens of modern-day science, it is increasingly obvious that the evidence Krafft-Ebing calls upon does not support his arguments.

Thesis statement. Krafft-Ebing starts by highlighting how he gathered the data for his case study. He states that the patient at hand, “one