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Physiological Determinism Challenged
- Freud challenges physiological determinism of sexuality in his Three Essays.
- He argues that removing sex glands doesn't obliterate sexual characteristics, thus detaching desire from purely biological factors.
Constitutive Bisexuality
- Freud, influenced by Fliess, proposes a constitutive bisexuality within each individual.
- This bisexuality isn't about object choice but about possessing both masculine (active) and feminine (passive) psychical traits.
Wisdom of Children
- Children possess a unique wisdom by being less influenced by idealistic societal norms.
- They are closer to the 'real' until fully integrated into the symbolic order.