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Sigmund Freud

Beyond the Pleasure Principle

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This controversial 1920 publication marks a turning point in the celebrated philosopher's theoretical approach. Previously, Freud considered most behavior attributable to sexual impulses. In this volume, he expands his theory beyond these creative impulses to discuss the impact on human psychology of the death drive, or "Thanatos," which he defines as "an urge inherent in all organic life to restore an earlier state of things."Beyond the Pleasure Principle is among Freud's most intensely debated works, and the important questions that it raises continue to be widely debated a century later. Rejected by some as a pseudo-biological speculation, the concept of Thanatos was embraced by others and formed a path to subsequent theories concerning the mind's attacks on itself, negative narcissism, and addiction to near-death experiences. The concept also helped link Western psychoanalysis with Eastern perspectives on life and death, making this book essential reading for students of psychology, history, and literature.
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90 printed pages
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Bookwire
Original publication
2022
Publication year
2022
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    relate them in such a manner that unpleasure corresponds to an increase in the quantity of excitation and pleasure to a diminution.
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    But on this point we are, alas, offered nothing to our purpose.
  • Menna Abu Zahrahas quoted4 years ago
    and the impressions that underlie the hypothesis of the pleasure principle are so obvious that they can scarcely be overlooked

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