Beyond the Pleasure Principle (Norton Library)
by Sigmund Freud
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Author: Sigmund FreudEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1990-02
ISBN: 0393007693
Number of pages: 68
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
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This little book is indubitable proof of the breadth and depth of Freud's thinking. It is a fascinating and multi-faceted read, containing elements of psychoanalysis, philosophy, poetry, biology, and the literary theory. You will not believe how quickly Freud is able to move from topic to topic and the absurd range within which he is able to speculate. This is also an extraordinarily challenging read, it requires patience and many re-readings. Freud discusses the compulsion to repeat, transference neurosis, life and death drives, and a number of other cognitive and behavioral topics.Here is a curious quote I adore: "In the last resort, what has left its mark on the development of organisms must be the history of the earth we live in and its relation to the sun" (pg. 45).
Beyond the Pleasure Principle is a seminal component of his expansive corpus, and should be standard reading for psychologists.
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