Freud was presumptive in his psychoanalysis, reasoning from first principles rather than utilizing the traditional scientific deduction methodology through falsification of null hypotheses. But there are good reasons for why we were so fascinated with his work in the 20th century. The libido as the primal psychic force and it’s required ‘sublimation’ in society is a necessary condition of our “everyday” modern lives. When we divert and modify this instinctual sexual drive, we transform it into more productive and cultured ways of life that can benefit the whole—analogous to the economic logic of the free market. A boxer does not relieve himself before his big fight; he orgasms after he wins. This force of life can be transformed into will to power that motivates us to change, manipulate, manage, and even control our natural world—molding it to our likening through labour and organization.
Sublimation
11 Monday Dec 2017
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