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

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