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THE DRIVE
SIGMUND FREUD
HUMAN SEXUALITY
[[Freud]]'s concept of the [[drive]]
is central to his [[Sigmund Freud|theory of human sexuality]]
lies at the heart of his [[Sigmund Freud|theory of human sexuality]]
HUMAN SEXUALITY - INSTINCT AND DRIVE
For [[Freud]], the distinctive feature of [[human]] [[sexuality]] -- as opposed to the [[Sigmund Freud|sexual life]] of other [[nature|animals]] -- is that it is not regulated by any [[instinct]] but by the [[drive]]s.
For [[Freud]], the distinctive feature of [[human]] [[sexuality]] -- as opposed to the [[Sigmund Freud|sexual life]] of other [[nature|animals]] -- is that it is not regulated by any [[instinct]] -- a concept which implies a relatively fixed and innate relationship to an [[object]] -- but by the [[drive]]s -- which differ from [[instinct]]s in that they are extremely variable, and develop in ways which are contingent on the life history of the [[subject]].
FIXEDNESS AND VARIABILITY - INSTINCT AND DRIVE
The concept of the
The '''''[[Instinkt]]'''''
The [[instinct]]
implies a relatively ''[[instinct|fixed]]'' and ''[[nature|innate]]'' relationship to an [[objet (petit) a|object]] --
The concept of
The '''''[[Trieb]]'''''
The [[drive]]
differs from an [[instinct]] ([[biology|biological]] [[need]]s) in that it
is extremely ''variable''
and [[development|develops]] in ways which are [[time|contingent]] on the life history of the [[subject]]
DESIRE AND SATISFACTION - INSTINCT AND DRIVE
The concept of
The '''''[[Trieb]]'''''
The [[drive]]
differs from an [[instinct]] ([[biology|biological]] [[need]]s) in that it/they
can never be [[desire|satisfied]] and
do not aim at an [[objet (petit) a|object]] but merely ''circle perpetually around it''.
THE AIM OF THE DRIVE
[[Lacan]] argues that the purpose of the [[drive]] (''[[Triebziel]]'') is not to reach a ''goal'' (a final destination) but to follow its ''aim'' (the way itself), which is to circle round the [[object]].<ref>{{S11}} p.168</ref>
Thus the real purpose of the [[drive]] is not some mythical goal of full [[satisfaction]], but to return to its circular path, and the real source of [[enjoyment]] is the [[repetition|repetitive movement]] of this closed circuit.
