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'''''Three Essays on the Theory of Sexuality''''' was a 1905 work by [[Sigmund Freud]] which advanced his theory of [[sexuality]], in particular its relation to [[childhood]]. In short, Freud argued that "[[perversion]]" was present even among the healthy, and that the path towards a mature and normal sexual attitude began not at [[puberty]] but at early childhood (see [[psychosexual development]]). Looking at children, Freud claimed to find a number of practices which looked innocuous but were really forms of sexual activity ([[thumb sucking]] was a primary example, the implications being fairly obvious). Freud also sought to link his theory of the [[unconscious]] put forward in ''[[The Interpretation of Dreams]]'' (1899) and his work on [[hysteria]] by means of positing sexuality as the driving force of both neuroses (through repression) and perversion. It also included the concepts of [[penis envy]], [[castration anxiety]], and the yet-unnamed [[Oedipal conflict]]. This book is ideal for begginers in the area of psychoanalysis
==External links==
*[http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/14969 "Three Contributions to the Theory of Sex"] (1920 translation by [[A.A. Brill]], whose translations were often criticized as very imperfect)
== References ==
* Freud, Sigmund 1996 ''Drei Abhandlungen zur Sexualtheorie''. Fischer: Frankfurt am Main. Reprint of the 1905 edition
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[[Category:Freudian psychology]]
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[[Category:Freudian Works]]
==External links==
*[http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/14969 "Three Contributions to the Theory of Sex"] (1920 translation by [[A.A. Brill]], whose translations were often criticized as very imperfect)
== References ==
* Freud, Sigmund 1996 ''Drei Abhandlungen zur Sexualtheorie''. Fischer: Frankfurt am Main. Reprint of the 1905 edition
[[Category:1905 books]]
[[Category:Psychology books]]
[[Category:Freudian psychology]]
[[Category:Psychological theories]]
[[Category:Freud]]
[[Category:Works]]
[[Category:Freudian Works]]
