Uploaded October 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Why would living entities harbor a wish for self-destruction or even death? And if we look closer at the sufferings of existence, isn’t this longing to revert to an inorganic state quite understandable? This video explores self-destructive tendencies in light of Freud’s death drive and death itself.
Video: Self-destructive? It could be your death drive…
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00:00 - Intro
03:12 - Historical context
05:02 - A philosophy of death
11:17 - Freud's death drive
17:17 - Beyond Freud
#deathdrive #freud #sigmundfreud
Why would living entities harbor a wish for self-destruction or even death? And if we look closer at the sufferings of existence, isn’t this longing to revert to an inorganic state quite understandable? This video explores self-destructive tendencies in light of Freud’s death drive and death itself.
Video: Self-destructive? It could be your death drive…
Creative Commons:
Žižek:en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Lacan#/media/File:Lacan2.jpg
WWI footage: archive.org/details/youtube-LJ20568KVmk
Buddha painting: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BUDDHA_-_HOLY_THREAD,_OIL_PAINTING_BY_RAJASEKHARAN.jpg
Emil Cioran: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cioran_in_Romania.jpg
Emil Cioran (2): commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Emil_Cioran,_fil%C3%B3sofo_y_escritor.jpg
Mental hospital: archive.org/details/rpmentalhospital001
Hit Scene footage: archive.org/details/HitScene-clips/2nd+episode.mpg
Support the channel:
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(Donated BTC and want in the credits? Send me an email with the amount/address)
🎞️ Animations and thumbnail art by Munkaa:
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📘 Books (affiliate links):
Stoicism for Inner Strength: amzn.to/3rZU0xL
Loose: amzn.to/3QVfrqM
Stoicism for Inner Peace: amzn.to/3wB9iHb
Unoffendable: amzn.to/2RJYfti
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00:00 - Intro
03:12 - Historical context
05:02 - A philosophy of death
11:17 - Freud's death drive
17:17 - Beyond Freud
#deathdrive #freud #sigmundfreud
