Oriental Philosophy Explains What Sigmund Freud’s “Eros and Thanatos” Couldn’t

<p>At end of his long and illustrious career, his book,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Pleasure-Principle-Norton-Library/dp/0393007693/ref=sr_1_1?crid=ZHGGI90P9Q9G&amp;keywords=Beyond+The+Pleasure+Principle&amp;qid=1654517872&amp;sprefix=beyond+the+pleasure+principle%2Caps%2C848&amp;sr=8-1" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank"><em>Beyond The Pleasure Principle</em></a>, propounded a new theory to describe the other side of human behaviour. It was an antithesis to his lifelong work to describe the &ldquo;pull of life&rdquo; as the single biggest human drive.</p> <p>Freud&rsquo;s theories were closer to those of Aristotle than Lao-Tzu&rsquo;s. He was a man of supreme scientific temperament. As scientists do, he tried to explain the complex workings of the human mind through a single dimension.</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/publishous/oriental-philosophy-explains-what-sigmund-freuds-eros-and-thanatos-couldn-t-7a65ea433d7"><strong>Learn More</strong></a></p>