Beyond the Pleasure Principle

Controversial 1920 publication expands Freud's theoretical approach to include the death drive. The philosopher's concept of the ongoing struggle between harmony (Eros) and destruction (Thanatos) influenced his subsequent work. First published in 1920, Beyond the Pleasure Principle documents Freud''s expansion of his psychological theories. Heretofore insisting that pleasure and sexual instinct are the chief factors in human behavior, Freud introduced the concepts of death drive and death instinct in this volume, depicting humanity as constantly struggling between the two opposing drives.

• | Author: Sigmund Freud
• | Publisher: Dover Publications Inc.
• | Publication Date: Mar 27, 2015
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• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9780486790305
• | ISBN-10: 0486790304