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A review by nb_leftist
Beyond the Pleasure Principle by Sigmund Freud
informative
reflective
medium-paced
3.0
I’m reading a compilation of Freud’s works, the specific compilation is “The Essentials of Psycho-analysis” By Sigmund Freud Selected by Anna Freud.
I’m reading it to get a better understanding of the beginnings of psychology. This is a part of that “series” of reviews.
I like that this was more of an exploration rather than a definitive decision. I disagree with the existence of a death instinct, I think the desire for repetition stems from one of two places (or both); it might come from an avoidance of death and returning to an earlier time period to “avoid” the passage of time, or it might come from a need for more pleasure and a viewing of a certain past pleasurable experience or time period, thus creating a pleasurable want to repeat a past experience or return to the way things were before. Although it might also come from the existential horror that comes with conscious existence and the massive amount of responsibility that is placed on our shoulders to decide what to do with our lives.
Interesting little essay.
I’m reading it to get a better understanding of the beginnings of psychology. This is a part of that “series” of reviews.
I like that this was more of an exploration rather than a definitive decision. I disagree with the existence of a death instinct, I think the desire for repetition stems from one of two places (or both); it might come from an avoidance of death and returning to an earlier time period to “avoid” the passage of time, or it might come from a need for more pleasure and a viewing of a certain past pleasurable experience or time period, thus creating a pleasurable want to repeat a past experience or return to the way things were before. Although it might also come from the existential horror that comes with conscious existence and the massive amount of responsibility that is placed on our shoulders to decide what to do with our lives.
Interesting little essay.