In these chapters, Freud considers the relation between the
In these chapters, Freud considers the relation between the sexual… In these chapters, Freud considers the relation between the sexual drive (libido) and the more controversial and speculative “death drive”. While the sex drive is virtual ubiquitous in the world around us, the death drive is somewhat more obscure (though in our age of mass murder perhaps not obscure enough). For Freud, the two drives almost always accompany one another, leading to deviant forms of behavior like sadism and masochism. These individual proclivities, he believes can turn into large-scale forms of aggression as well, leading to social upheaval and even war. 1) What according to Freud is the relationship between the sexual drive and the death drive? How do they interact to shape individual behavior? How does society manage to rein these drives in? Do you find Freud’s description of the death drive as origin of aggressive behavior convincing? Why or why not? 2) Compare Freud’s description of the relation between individual desire and social problems more broadly with at least one other author we’ve read. What do they share in common in their diagnosis of individual and social ills? Where do they part ways?Arts & Humanities English Literature LIT 100
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