Posted by Declan on January 20, 2006, at 13:03:16
In reply to Re: okay so this isn't working out :-( » alexandra_k, posted by Dinah on January 18, 2006, at 17:51:39
Excuse me if not reading the full thread leads to redundancy. My understanding is that Freud originally had a tricammeral thingo, Id, Ego, Superego, and then later superimposed a not entirely consistant life/death thingo on top. This may not matter too much if achieving theoretical coherance is unimportant.
Libido can be understood as anything from interest to sex. Aggression? How come aggression is so close to sex? Does that make it libido, or not, or I shouldn't worry?
Freud's increasing pessimissm was associated with the worsening political situation in Central Europe (2, I think, of his sisters in their 80's were sent to Theresenstadt, perishing.)
Declan
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