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Best Quotes:

«The course of events in life is directed by two opposing forces, the striving for pleasure and the striving for a goal.»

«Every instinct is a conservative force since it strives for the preservation of earlier states.»

«The aim of life is death.»

Criticism:

Lack of Empirical Evidence

Deterministic View of Human Nature:

Pessimistic Outlook:

Influence:

Psychoanalytic Theory

Other Fields

Interesting Facts:

Freud’s daughter, Anna, famously asked him, «Father, why do you write such difficult books?»

The book was originally titled «A Short Account of the Death Drive.»

The concept of the death drive remains controversial and has been subject to much debate.

WORDLIST:

are driven by a desire – движимы желанием

avoidance of pain – избегание боли

reality often necessitates – реальность часто требует

postponement or moderation of pleasure seeking – отсрочка или умеренность в получении удовольствия

self-destruction – саморазрушение

inorganic state – неорганическое состояние

attempt to master them – попытка овладеть ими

prior state of equilibrium – предыдущее состояние равновесия

tranquility and nothingness – покой и ничто

pursuit of pleasure – стремление к удовольствию

repression of the death drive – подавление влечения к смерти

destructive and violent tendencies within society – разрушительные и насильственные тенденции в обществе

pessimistic outlook – пессимистический взгляд

remains controversial – остается спорным

Exercise 9

Are these statements TRUE or FALSE?

1. Freud’s daughter, Anna, praised his writing style in «Beyond the Pleasure Principle.»

2. The concept of the death drive is universally accepted in psychology.

3. «Beyond the Pleasure Principle» was originally titled «A Short Account of the Death Drive.»

4. The repetition compulsion is a conscious attempt to master traumatic experiences.

5. «Beyond the Pleasure Principle» is considered a minor work in Freud’s oeuvre.

Key Ideas:

Fixed Mindset