{"product_id":"beyond-the-pleasure-principle","title":"Au-delà du principe de plaisir","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy does the mind return to pain when it seems built to seek pleasure?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Beyond the Pleasure Principle, Sigmund Freud confronts evidence that unsettles his own account of the mind. Dreams after terrible shocks, the experiences of his patients, and his small grandson's game raise a stubborn question: why do people repeat what hurts them instead of moving toward calm and satisfaction?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis short essay follows Freud as he builds an answer, step by step. He introduces repetition compulsion and proposes a death drive, set against the life-sustaining drives he calls Eros. He openly calls these ideas speculation and admits his doubts. The stakes are his understanding of what steers human behavior.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat you'll discover\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePleasure under pressure\u003c\/strong\u003e – Explore the principle Freud starts from, and the painful experiences that put it in doubt.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDreams that return to pain\u003c\/strong\u003e – Consider why dreams after terrible shocks challenge the idea that mental life seeks satisfaction.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA child's revealing game\u003c\/strong\u003e – Follow Freud's attention to his grandson's play as he examines repetition in an everyday scene.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe pull of repetition\u003c\/strong\u003e – Encounter patients who act out painful experiences they cannot remember, bringing repetition into the consulting room.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEros and the death drive\u003c\/strong\u003e – Trace a speculative struggle between drives that sustain life and a pull toward an earlier state.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers curious about repeated mistakes and Freud's thinking at a turning point, who welcome dense, abstract inquiry rather than practical advice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen the first page and follow Freud as he questions what the mind wants.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of Alexandria Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59534683144540,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1027\/9442\/8764\/files\/07408_en_ebook-front_c20.jpg?v=1792175082","url":"https:\/\/libraryofalexandria.com\/fr\/products\/au-dela-du-principe-de-plaisir","provider":"The Library of Alexandria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}