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Sigmund Freud

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Sigmund Freud

Sigmund Freud

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by Sigmund Freud - Psychology

BEYOND THE PLEASURE PRINCIPLE marked a turning point and a major modification of Freud's previous theoretical approach. The main importance of the essay resides in the striking picture of human beings struggling between two opposing instincts or drives: Eros working for creativity, harmony, sexual connection, reproduction, and self-preservation; Thanatos for destruction, repetition, aggression, compulsion, and self-destruction.