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The Manticore by Robertson Davies7/5/2023 ![]() ![]() This is because they are part of our human nature according to Freud. Blocking our aggressive and sexual instincts does not make them go away. Even if Freud suggests that we give it up, humans tend to be easily dissatisfied with their current levels of civilization and use whichever means necessary to attain the far much better civilization that they desire. Most civilization came by for humans because of violence. People strive to continue achieving pleasure even though death is a probability in the means they use. ![]() The instincts of thanatos and eros can never be looked at in isolation of each other since they affect each other. ![]() Questions on the Book, The Manticore by Robertson DaviesSigmund Freud’s interesting suggestion that the human self is divided into three parts the Id, Ego and Super ego can be used to assist sexually depressed females come to the realization that they need to listen to their egos more than their super egos. ![]()
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