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'The Unconscious Is Politically Incorrect, and Sexuality Fundamentally Harassing'

David Sahyoun, 2024-12-25 18:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

Psychoanalysis Quote Sexuality Culture Unconscious

"The unconscious is politically incorrect, and sexuality fundamentally harassing." This quote by psychoanalyst Jacques André reminds us how psychoanalysis remains a subversive discipline, shedding light on the darkest and most disturbing foundations of the human psyche. Far from complacency or moralizing, it confronts us with the radical ...

'Becoming an Adult Is Recognizing, with Minimal Pain, That Santa Claus Doesn't Exist'

David Sahyoun, 2024-12-18 18:30 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

Psychoanaysis Quote Santa Claus Growing Children

"Becoming an adult is recognizing, without minimal much pain, that Santa Claus doesn't exist." This quote from the renowned astrophysicist and philosopher of science Hubert Reeves offers, with remarkable insight, accuracy and compassion, a reflection on a key moment in individual psychological development: the day a child discovers that Santa ...

The Good and the Bad: Two Sides of the Same Coin

David Sahyoun, 2024-11-13 18:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

Psychoanalysis Quote

"The good only dream of what the bad actually do." This quote from Plato, later referenced by Freud, could be seen as an epitome of The Interpretation of Dreams, the cornerstone of Freud's theory that a dream is a disguised fulfillment of a repressed desire. For Freud, dreams, like fantasies, play a crucial role in the human unconscious. ...

Heraclitus: 'War is the Mother of All Things'

This is Beirut, 2024-11-06 18:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Psychoanalysis Philosophy Quote War

"War is the mother of all things, the queen of all things." Heraclitus's famous phrase, the ancient Greek philosopher, seems at first glance to praise violence and conflict. However, we will attempt to demonstrate that Heraclitus’s wisdom, in this quotation, aims to highlight the creative potential within any conflict. Far from glorifying war, ...

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