Beyond the Pleasure Principle by Sigmund Freud - ISBN: 9780486790305
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Explore Freud’s controversial death drive: Thanatos, beyond pleasure and sexuality.

Beyond the Pleasure Principle

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    80 pages

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    27 March 2015

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Summary

“Perfect for students on a tight budget wanting a copy they can mark up with their own notes, or for anyone interested in just reading the text.” - University of St. Andrews

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 dri…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780486790305
ISBN-10:0486790304
Author:Sigmund Freud
Publisher:Dover Publications Inc.
Imprint:Dover Publications Inc.
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:80
Release Date:27 March 2015
Weight:295g
Dimensions:203mm x 127mm x 4mm
Series:Thrift Editions
About The Author

Sigmund Freud

The Father of Psychoanalysis, Freud ranks among the most important figures in Western psychology, and this is his most famous work. Freud is responsible for the theories of parapraxis (Freudian slips), dreams as wish fulfillment, the Oedipus complex, repression, the unconscious mind, and other concepts.

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