

Taylor Adkins - Beyond the Pleasure Principle
Feb 20, 2021
Frequent contributor Taylor Adkins discusses Sigmund Freud's 'Beyond the Pleasure Principle'. Topics include death in single-cell organisms, Freud's concept of individuation, eros and complexity in distributed systems, Freud and Lacan's views on the unconscious, the distinction between Lacanian death drive and desire, the intensity of information, the concept of death and its relationship to life, the influence of 'Beyond the Pleasure Principle' on later thought, and the connections between love, crying, and passion.
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
Death, Reproduction, and the Body Without Organs
01:57 • 6min
Exploring Freud's Concept of Individuation
07:52 • 21min
The Tendency of Eros for Complexity in Distributed Systems
28:36 • 9min
Metaphor of Nuclear Power Plant: Unbinding and Energy Generation
37:44 • 4min
Freud and Lacan's Views on the Unconscious and Negation
41:41 • 20min
Lacanian death drive vs desire: orbit vs lateral movement
01:01:26 • 4min
The Intensity of Information
01:05:56 • 4min
The Concept of Death and its Relationship to Life
01:10:20 • 15min
The Influence of 'Beyond the Pleasure Principle' on Later Thought and Lacan
01:25:23 • 3min
Exploring the Concept of Love and Crying in a Book
01:28:19 • 2min