# Three Contributions to the Theory of Sex

A podcast by Sigmund Freud. 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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## Latest episodes

- [Psychology of Peoples Its Influence on Their Evolution-Gustave Le Bon](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1877180577/84896a0e7171) (2026-10-10, 307 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75677577/psychology_of_peoples_its_influence_on_their_evolution_gustave_le_bon.mp3
- [Pirates of Panama-Alexandre Exquemelin](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1877180577/4dc93cbf5e5b) (2026-09-12, 382 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75034042/pirates_of_panama_alexandre_exquemelin.mp3
- [Collected Public Domain Poems of Wallace Stevens, Volume 1-Wallace Stevens](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1877180577/da3a83c7ce50) (2026-08-24, 68 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74431807/collected_public_domain_poems_of_wallace_stevens_volume_1_wallace_stevens.mp3
- [Louis Lambert-Honoré de Balzac](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1877180577/3391c8608f2b) (2026-08-23, 242 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74374193/louis_lambert_honore_de_balzac.mp3
- [Autobiography of Goethe Volume 2-Johann Wolfgang von Goethe](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1877180577/c6c327e3dff9) (2026-08-22, 522 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74303698/8949_autobiography_of_goethe_volume_2_johann_wolfgang_von_goethe.mp3
- [Flowers of Freethought (First Series)-George William Foote](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1877180577/257ccadb1e19) (2026-08-21, 532 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74199673/flowers_of_freethought_first_series_george_william_foote.mp3
- [Principles of Economics, Book 3 On Wants and Their Satisfaction-Alfred Marshall](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1877180577/9f4c3d49af1e) (2026-08-20, 122 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74139397/principles_of_economics_book_3_on_wants_and_their_satisfaction_alfred_marshall.mp3
- [Shadowland October, 1919-Various](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1877180577/6e1128f444e9) (2026-08-19, 190 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74096079/shadowland_october_1919_various.mp3
- [Trees and Other Poems-Joyce Kilmer](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1877180577/df477a2035b5) (2026-08-18, 50 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74044214/trees_and_other_poems_joyce_kilmer.mp3
- [Principles of Economics, Book 6 The Distribution of National Income-Alfred Marshall](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1877180577/f5a5cce42c32) (2026-08-17, 538 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73994309/principles_of_economics_book_6_the_distribution_of_national_income_alfred_marshall.mp3
- [Letters Written During a Short Residence in Sweden, Norway and Denmark-Mary Wollstonecraft](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1877180577/f52a6115d97c) (2026-08-16, 348 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73944023/letters_written_during_a_short_residence_in_sweden_norway_and_denmark_mary_wollstonecraft.mp3
- [Shadowings-Lafcadio Hearn](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1877180577/abfe4792452f) (2026-08-15, 305 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73888523/shadowings_lafcadio_hearn.mp3
- [Faces and Places-Sir Henry W. Lucy](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1877180577/8c62a94675c7) (2026-08-13, 420 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73793294/faces_and_places_sir_henry_w_lucy.mp3
- [Timon of Athens-William Shakespeare](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1877180577/f29bbec6174f) (2026-08-12, 144 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73757201/timon_of_athens_william_shakespeare.mp3
- [Psychology the Motive Powers-James McCosh](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1877180577/3fa1ce09d5cc) (2026-08-11, 558 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73726337/psychology_the_motive_powers_james_mccosh.mp3
- [Mental Fatigue-Tsuru Arai](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1877180577/84eec216ad37) (2026-08-10, 178 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73703155/mental_fatigue_tsuru_arai.mp3
- [Psychopathology of Everyday Life-Sigmund Freud](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1877180577/81935e74742a) (2026-08-09, 436 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73680012/psychopathology_of_everyday_life_sigmund_freud.mp3
- [Mutual Aid A Factor of Evolution-Peter Kropotkin](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1877180577/375ccafdbd9d) (2026-08-08, 569 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73654616/mutual_aid_a_factor_of_evolution_peter_kropotkin.mp3
- [Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 068-Various](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1877180577/ca91cb8ae24d) (2026-08-07, 368 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73624999/short_nonfiction_collection_vol_068_various.mp3
- [Nature (version 2)-Ralph Waldo Emerson](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1877180577/cfa84b2b65e4) (2026-08-07, 108 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73584422/nature_version_2_ralph_waldo_emerson.mp3
- [Principles of Economics, The Appendices-Alfred Marshall](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1877180577/453f904da0a2) (2026-08-06, 370 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73547070/principles_of_economics_the_appendices_alfred_marshall.mp3
- [Three Essays by James Freeman Clarke-James Freeman Clarke](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1877180577/4ccfc34e7b07) (2026-08-05, 97 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73510409/three_essays_by_james_freeman_clarke_james_freeman_clarke.mp3
- [010 - Summary](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1877180577/749bdeba60c8) (2026-02-10, 29 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69911939/threecontributionstothetheoryofsex_10_freud_64kb.mp3
- [009 - The Theory of the Libido Differentation Between Man and Woman The Object-Finding](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1877180577/469a5a5ce31c) (2026-02-10, 26 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69911938/threecontributionstothetheoryofsex_09_freud_64kb.mp3
- [008 - III THE TRANSFORMATION OF PUBERTY The Primacy of the Genital Zones and the Fore-Pleasure The Problem](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1877180577/5e0862f5eeaf) (2026-02-10, 22 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69911937/threecontributionstothetheoryofsex_08_freud_64kb.mp3
- [007 - The Masturbatic Sexual Manifestations The Infantile Sexual Investigation The Sources of infantile Se](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1877180577/17f34a8a7cf9) (2026-02-10, 44 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69911936/threecontributionstothetheoryofsex_07_freud_64kb.mp3
- [006 - II THE INFANTILE SEXUALITY The Sexual Latency Period of Childhood and its Interruptions Manifestatio](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1877180577/9482fa2af285) (2026-02-10, 24 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69911935/threecontributionstothetheoryofsex_06_freud_64kb.mp3
- [005 - Partial Impulses and Erogenous Zones Explanation of the Manifest Preponderance of Sexual Peversions](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1877180577/1043a39d2794) (2026-02-10, 12 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69911934/threecontributionstothetheoryofsex_05_freud_64kb.mp3
- [004 - The Sexual Impulse in Neurotics](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1877180577/721acf33feff) (2026-02-10, 10 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69911932/threecontributionstothetheoryofsex_04_freud_64kb.mp3
- [003 - General Statements Applicable to All Perversions](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1877180577/3c8bda67fe4f) (2026-02-10, 6 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69911931/threecontributionstothetheoryofsex_03_freud_64kb.mp3
- [002 - THE SEXUAL ABERRATIONS Deviation in Reference to the Sexual Aim](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1877180577/b602067eb723) (2026-02-10, 19 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69911930/threecontributionstothetheoryofsex_02_freud_64kb.mp3
- [001 - I THE SEXUAL ABERRATIONS Deviation in Reference to the Sexual Object](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1877180577/1870847fcec6) (2026-02-10, 26 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69911929/threecontributionstothetheoryofsex_01_freud_64kb.mp3

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