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| Sigmund Freud |
bonded to external world, certain of feelings of self but feelings can also feel alien
love melts boundary between ego and object
boundaries of ego are not constant,
ego evolves through process of development (ageing)
pleasure principle; primitive, pure, decides the purpose of life (25)
reality principle - protects from threats and unpleasure
internal versus external
ego part of eternal world and detaches itself
all embracing, intimate bond shrunken
breathing in yoga evokes primordial mysticism
deflections help us cope with misery (23,24)
happiness is not part of creation plan (25) part of economics supported by media (28)
suffering is a sensation
comes from body by ageing, decay
external world forces of destruction
relations to men - most painful
methods: intoxication, quietness and/or working with all for the good of all
brain chemicals oscillate between happy and misery - wastes our energy
instincts - wild or tamed
shift to satisfaction in creativity (29) but its not enough (31)
internalize happiness/separate from external world leads to illusions and thinking that reality is the enemy and source of suffering = becoming madman - delusion
religions are mass delusions (32) submission to pleasure in suffering (36) should be avoided
satisfaction in internal mental processes
FATE
emotional relationship to objects in external world
make love the centre of everything (32) loving and being loved
sexual love most intense leads to happiness and suffering (33)
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beauty no use (think utilization theory) but necessary
libido (35) erotic, narcissistic, action
flights into neurotic illness - techniques of living -
do not look for whole of our satisfaction from a single aspiration (35)
sources of suffering; superior power of nature, feebleness of our own bodies, inadequacy of the regulations which adjust the mutual relationships of human beings in the family, the state and society (37)
Civilisation is responsible for our suffering (38)
Christianity doctrine - low estimation put upon earthly life
serving cultural ideals, including god, society imposes frustration on people resulting in neuroses.
power over nature does not result in happiness
technology despite apparent benefits creates problems
present day man not happy in god like character
cultivation of the land, communication ample, reliable , rapid
civilized is beauty, clean and orderly. important but not necessity (51)
the latter two being very German who I noticed when living there were very 'civilized'
civilized is higher mental activities (47)
ideals of perfection and social relationships
individuals and majority discussed (49)
justice versus brute force
community versus individual _ "the liberty of the individual is no gift to civilization"(49) although it will always be defended
common feelings of the group are not universally known
primitive woman stay close to male protector, male protects his "sex object" (54)
power of work and love
woman attached to child
males compete with strength for power
inhibited aim- general love of all humankind(56-57)
don't confuse love with sex!
detachment from family in puberty
civilization obeys laws of economic necessity
men work, expedient distribution of libido, withdraws from sexual energy (59)
civilization puts restrictions on sexuality for pleasure and emphazises it as means of procreation(60)
causes neurotics
love as duty, deserving, value, with boundaries,(un) worthy
men are not loving by nature but are aggressive (68) mutual hostility threatens civilization and therefore sets limits with laws (70)
ideals of communism (70-71)
civilization imposes sacrifices/ contrainsts on sexuality and aggression
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