Talk:Pleasure principle (psychology)

Pain or "Unpleasure"
after the word "pain" how about placing the word "unpleasure" in parenthesis. That is the word that Freud uses in Introductory Lectures and may be more accurate, as hunger is not really a pain. Sexual frustration too may not really be called "pain". I am referring to the Strachey translation published by Liveright p443

I think perhaps this article is a bit simplistic as it is now. In my understanding, Freud's pleasure principle is really the death drive. Pleasure is the cessation of pain, i.e. being hungry is painful and eating relieves that pain, so reduces excitation and sensation, the zero point of excitation and sensation being death, which all life seeks "by means alike, old and new", the complexity of life being merely elaborate means to return to an undifferentiated pre-living state. . . at least according to 'beyond the Pleasure Principle". --74.14.113.167 20:48, 22 September 2007 (UTC)--Betamod 20:49, 22 September 2007 (UTC)

Title Change?
As much information as there is about the reality principle is a change of title in order? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.184.39.100 (talk) 23:26, 21 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Rather, I think reality principle should be made its own article, and have done so. - Draeco (talk) 07:03, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

This is misleading. The Pleasure Principle and Reality Principle are not so distinct, rather in Freud's conception they are two aspects of the same principle. I think the page should be titled 'The Pleasure Principle', contain a more extensive explanation of the reality principle and its relation to the pleasure principle, and all references to 'the Reality Principle' should subsequently redirect here. Ebenheaven (talk) 13:53, 21 June 2009 (UTC)

Origin
AFAIK this term was introduced in Kant's "Critique of the Pure Reason". It is cited by Freud as well-established among philosophers. 79.98.94.232 (talk) 20:24, 7 February 2010 (UTC)

Definition is inaccurate
From what I have read of Freud, I believe the definition written here is inaccurate. The word ‘needs’ is not appropriate. One could possibly use the word ‘desires’ in its place. It would also be much more appropriate to cite a document written by Freud, instead of a document that inaccurately contrives a basis by referencing the contradicting theories of Freud and Maslow. 2601:541:680:6B10:75FA:1DA2:6534:8875 (talk) 09:00, 28 February 2024 (UTC)