Freud on war and violence

Freud on the State, Violence, and War

Evolutionary Perspectives on Violence, Homicide, and War

We review and discuss the evolutionary psychological literature on violence, homicide, and war in humans and nonhumans, and in doing so we argue that an evolutionary perspective can substantially enhance our understanding of these behaviors. We provide a brief primer on evolutionary psychology, describing basic tenets of the field. The theories of sexual selection and parental investment are ex...

Epidemiology of violence and war.

The magnitude of the threat that violence and war pose to the health, the quality of life, and the very survival of humanity is obvious. A number of scientific disciplines have provided, each through its own methodology, insights into the causation, genesis, and dynamics of violence and war. Although epidemiological and psychological methodologies received priority, the multidisciplinary approa...

Psychological Effects of War and Violence on Children

Between 1945 and 1992, there were more than 149 major wars, killing more than 23 million people. Children have, of course, always been caught up in warfare. They usually have little choice but to experience, at minimum, the same horrors as their parentsas casualties or even combatants. Recent developments in warfare have significantly heightened the dangers for children. It is, during the last ...

Freud and Nietzsche on Sublimation

The notion of sublimation is essential to Nietzsche and Freud. However, Freud’s writings fail to provide a persuasive notion of sublimation. In particular, Freud’s writings are confused on the distinction between pathological symptoms and sublimation and on the relation between sublimation and repression. After rehearsing these problems in some detail, it is proposed that a return to Nietzsche ...