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Three Contributions to the Theory of Sex

Sigmund Freud

32 episodes

In this thought-provoking work, Freud delves into three pivotal aspects of human sexuality. First, he explores sexual perversions or aberrations, asserting that the tendency towards perversions is an inherent and universal part of the human sexual instinct, with roots traceable to childhood. Next, he addresses The Infantile Sexuality, presenting the idea that children experience sexual urges, which gradually evolve into adult sexuality through psychosexual development. Freud identifies various manifestations of infantile sexual emotions, such as thumb-sucking, autoeroticism, and sibling rivalry. Lastly, in The Transformations of Puberty, he distinguishes between the fore-pleasures of childhood and the end-pleasure of sexual intercourse, illustrating how adolescence shapes sexual identity under the influence of puberty. Originally published in 1905, Freud expanded this work over the years, culminating in this final edition in 1920, which offers deep insights into the complexities of human sexuality. (Summary by Phil Chenevert and Wikipedia) This show includes AI-generated content.

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  23. 010 - Summary

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    In this thought-provoking work, Freud delves into three pivotal aspects of human sexuality. First, he explores sexual perversions or aberrations, asserting that the tendency towards perversions is an inherent and…

  24. 009 - The Theory of the Libido Differentation Between Man and Woman The Object-Finding

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  25. 008 - III THE TRANSFORMATION OF PUBERTY The Primacy of the Genital Zones and the Fore-Pleasure The Problem

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  26. 007 - The Masturbatic Sexual Manifestations The Infantile Sexual Investigation The Sources of infantile Se

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    In this thought-provoking work, Freud delves into three pivotal aspects of human sexuality. First, he explores sexual perversions or aberrations, asserting that the tendency towards perversions is an inherent and…

  27. 006 - II THE INFANTILE SEXUALITY The Sexual Latency Period of Childhood and its Interruptions Manifestatio

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  28. 005 - Partial Impulses and Erogenous Zones Explanation of the Manifest Preponderance of Sexual Peversions

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  29. 004 - The Sexual Impulse in Neurotics

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  30. 003 - General Statements Applicable to All Perversions

    · 5:41

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  31. 002 - THE SEXUAL ABERRATIONS Deviation in Reference to the Sexual Aim

    · 18 min

    In this thought-provoking work, Freud delves into three pivotal aspects of human sexuality. First, he explores sexual perversions or aberrations, asserting that the tendency towards perversions is an inherent and…

  32. 001 - I THE SEXUAL ABERRATIONS Deviation in Reference to the Sexual Object

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    In this thought-provoking work, Freud delves into three pivotal aspects of human sexuality. First, he explores sexual perversions or aberrations, asserting that the tendency towards perversions is an inherent and…

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