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55: What is the Pleasure Principle? feat. Rebecca Ariel Porte

Ordinary Unhappiness

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The Tragic Beauty of Self-Seduction and Education

The story of Eve's temptation in the garden depicts a journey from innocence to experience through self-seduction and education. The encounter with the serpent symbolizes the shift from pleasure to reality principles and the transition from a state of subordination to exploring a world beyond paradise. Despite the tragic loss of paradise, Eve gains the ability to envision a world beyond hierarchy, resulting in a profound educational transformation.

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