Freud/Themroc, Freud/Themroc, Themroc/Freud:Themroc/Freud:

What may the scene What may the scene from the movie you from the movie you

saw on Tuesday saw on Tuesday have to do with have to do with

Freud and/or Freud and/or psychology? psychology?

from Peter Gay’s from Peter Gay’s IntroductionIntroduction to his Freud-Reader, p. xiii and to his Freud-Reader, p. xiii and

Freud’s estimate of the human animal Freud’s estimate of the human animal is far from flattering...is far from flattering...

...his portrait of man, the insatiable animal ...his portrait of man, the insatiable animal pushed and pulled by unrespectable, pushed and pulled by unrespectable,

largely unconscious, desires and largely unconscious, desires and aversions,...aversions,...

Peter Gay, in the Peter Gay, in the ForewordForeword to his Freud-biography: to his Freud-biography:

““In my judgment, he saw the human animal In my judgment, he saw the human animal more clearly, and more justly, than did more clearly, and more justly, than did anyone else.anyone else.

He recognized that humans—all humans—He recognized that humans—all humans—must face the dilemma of civilization.must face the dilemma of civilization.

For civilization is at once humankind’s For civilization is at once humankind’s greatest achievement and its greatest greatest achievement and its greatest tragedy.tragedy.

It requires individuals to control their It requires individuals to control their impulses, deny their wishes, limit their impulses, deny their wishes, limit their lusts.”lusts.”

ThemrocThemroc

Peter Gay, in the Peter Gay, in the ForewordForeword to his Freud-biography: to his Freud-biography:

““In Freud’s wise and disillsuioned In Freud’s wise and disillsuioned perspective, people cannot live without perspective, people cannot live without the restraint that civilization imposes, but the restraint that civilization imposes, but they cannot live really freely within those they cannot live really freely within those restraints.restraints.

Frustration and unhappiness are part of Frustration and unhappiness are part of human fate.human fate.

The most significant, and most overlooked, The most significant, and most overlooked, aspect of education is its negative aspects;aspect of education is its negative aspects;

it teaches the child what not to do, what not it teaches the child what not to do, what not to ask for, even what not to imagine.”to ask for, even what not to imagine.”

HW for tomorrow:HW for tomorrow:

Step 1:Step 1:Make a shopping list (8 to 12 items). Make a shopping list (8 to 12 items). On day 6 of Creation, the construction of the human On day 6 of Creation, the construction of the human

mind (not: brain!) has been outsourced to you;mind (not: brain!) has been outsourced to you;what parts (like thoughts, ideas…) do you need to what parts (like thoughts, ideas…) do you need to

get from the celestial supermarket?get from the celestial supermarket?

Step 2: Think about in which departments you’ll find Step 2: Think about in which departments you’ll find your items (= categorize them).your items (= categorize them).

Step 3: Think about what your items may consist of. Step 3: Think about what your items may consist of. What material are they made from? Is there What material are they made from? Is there something like the most basic ingredient(s)? something like the most basic ingredient(s)?