Freud vs Liberalism
Liberalism vs. Freud The liberal ideal states that people have the rights to “life, liberty, property and or happiness. ... However, when Freud entered into the philosophical scene, he changed the extent of the argument into an instinctual one. ... Human nature became, according to Freud, whatever people’s instincts and desires told them it would be. In the end, Freud decides that it is in people’s nature to repress their instincts and to seek substitutes for their desires. To begin his discussion of human nature and human instincts, Freud describes the three parts that the human mind that control our nature. ... As Freud says, “towards the outside [world], the ego seems to maintain clear and sharp lines or demarcation” (p. ... Freud labels the pursuit of happiness to be a person’s primary function on earth. ... By happiness, Freud refers to instant gratification as the way to be eternally happy. As Freud explains, “[people] strive after happiness; they want to become happy and remain so” (p. ... Freud continues his description of human nature by stating that while instant happiness is impossible to obtain within the rules of society, unhappiness is much easier to obtain. Freud believes that love is the greatest source of our happiness and at the same time the source of our greatest misery.