Three Contributions to the Theory of Sex

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Three Contributions to the Theory of Sex

by Sigmund Freud

EN·~4 hours·11 chapters

Chapters

11 total
1

NERVOUS AND MENTAL DISEASE MONOGRAPH SERIES NO. 7 - THREE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE THEORY OF SEX - SECOND EDITION SECOND REPRINTING - BY - PROF. SIGMUND FREUD, LL.D. - VIENNA - AUTHORIZED TRANSLATION BY - A.A. BRILL, PH.B., M.D. - CLINICAL ASSISTANT, DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY AND NEUROLOGY, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY; ASSISTANT IN MENTAL DISEASES, BELLEVUE HOSPITAL; ASSISTANT VISITING PHYSICIAN, HOSPITAL FOR NERVOUS DISEASES - WITH INTRODUCTION BY - JAMES J. PUTNAM, M.D. - NERVOUS AND MENTAL DISEASE PUBLISHING CO. - NEW YORK AND WASHINGTON 1920

0:33
2

NERVOUS AND MENTAL DISEASE MONOGRAPH SERIES - Edited by Drs. SMITH ELY JELLIFFE and WM. A. WHITE Numbers Issued

2:24
3

NERVOUS AND MENTAL DISEASE PUBLISHING COMPANY 3617 10th St. N.W., Washington, D.C.

0:05
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INTRODUCTION TO TRANSLATION

8:22
5

AUTHOR'S PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION

0:45
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AUTHOR'S PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION

3:41
7

I. THE SEXUAL ABERRATIONS

1:15:34
8

II. THE INFANTILE SEXUALITY

1:08:52
9

III. THE TRANSFORMATION OF PUBERTY

1:10:04
10

INDEX

35:16

Description

Introduce the work as a seminal collection of essays exploring the sexual instinct and its role in shaping personality, using clinical observations and cultural analysis. Written in the early twentieth century, it argues that deviations from a “normal” sexual life underlie many neurotic symptoms. The author blends case studies, folklore, and developmental theory to map how deep desires become distorted or redirected.

Key ideas include the birth of instinctual drives, their transformation through sublimation, the concept of repression, and how societal constraints reshape desire expression. The essays trace development from childhood through adulthood, showing how early experiences leave lasting imprints on the mind. Listeners will gain insight into the roots of anxiety, obsession, and other psychoneuroses, and appreciate a historically important framework that still influences modern thought.

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Language

en

Duration

~4 hours (260K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Audrey Longhurst, Joel Schlosberg and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team.

Release date

2005-02-08

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

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About the author

Sigmund Freud

Sigmund Freud

1856–1939

Best known for founding psychoanalysis, this Austrian neurologist changed how people think about dreams, memory, desire, and the hidden life of the mind. His ideas remain controversial, but they still shape psychology, literature, and everyday language.

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