Reading Freud’s Three Essays on the Theory of Sexuality: From Pleasure to the Object
(The History of Psychoanalysis Series) 1st Edition
by Philippe Van Haute (Author), Herman Westerink (Author)
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Freud’s 1905 Three Essays on the Theory of Sexuality is a founding text
of psychoanalysis and yet it remains to a large extent an "unknown"
text. In this book Freud’s 1905 theory of sexuality is reconstructed in
its historical context, its systematic outline, and its actual
relevance.
This reconstruction reveals a non-oedipal theory of
sexuality defined in terms of autoerotic, non-objectal,
physical-pleasurable activities originating from the "drive" and the
excitability of erogenous zones. This book, consequently, not only calls
for a reconsideration of the development of Freudian thinking and of
the status of the Oedipus complex in psychoanalysis but also has a
strong potential for supporting contemporary non-heteronormative
theories of sexuality. It is as such that the 1905 edition of Three
Essays becomes a highly relevant document in contemporary philosophical
discussions of sexuality.
This book also explores the
inconsistencies and problems in the original theory of sexuality,
notably the unresolved question of the transition from autoerotic
infantile sexuality to objectal adult sexuality, as well as the
theoretical and methodological shifts present in later editions of Three
Essays. It will be of great interest to psychoanalysts and those with
an academic interest in the history of psychoanalysis and sexuality.
DETAILS:
Year: 2021
Pages: 139
Language: English
Format: PDF
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN-10: 0367364301, 0367645300
ISBN-13: 978-0367364304, 978-0367645304, 9780367364304, 9780367645304
ASIN: B08MVFCZSG
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