Escaping the Death Drive: Epicurean Philosophy as a Path Forward for Psychoanalysis

This paper critically examines Freud’s theory of the death drive, as presented in his essay Beyond the Pleasure Principle, by juxtaposing it with Epicurus’ philosophy of pleasure and tranquility. Freud’s concept of the death drive is based on the assumption that the human psyche harbors an inherent...

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Main Author: Panagiotis Poulakidas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: InterOPTICS 2025-03-01
Series:Dialogues in Clinical Neuroscience & Mental Health
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Online Access:https://www.obrela-journal.gr/index.php/obrela/article/view/297
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