Originally published in 1970, this volume describes in condensed
but detailed form Freud's development of the theory of instincts.
As is well known, Freud reformulated and amplified his theory of
instincts at several points during his lifetime. Such periodical
amplifications and reformulations were made necessary by a number
of factors, for as Freud gained experience he not only developed
fresh insights but also was faced with the problem of explaining an
increasing amount of clinical phenomena that offered itself for
examination under the psychoanalytic microscope. There can be no
doubt that Freud considered his theory of instincts as one of the
corner stones of psychoanalysis and yet at the same time he
recognised that it was an area where many of his formulations were
necessarily of a tentative character and open to discussion and
modification. In this volume the reader will be able to follow the
development of Freud's thought from his initial discovery of the
duality of 'sexual' and 'ego' instincts and his recognition of the
fundamental importance of the aggressive forces in human nature and
behaviour, to the formulation of his theories regarding life and
death.
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