Three Essays on the Theory of Sexuality
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Three Essays on the Theory of Sexuality is Sigmund Freud’s foundational 1905 work that outlines his psychoanalytic theories of psychosexual development, infantile sexuality, and the structure of sexual drives.
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Target entity: Three Essays on the Theory of Sexuality Context triple: [Sigmund Freud, notableWork, Three Essays on the Theory of Sexuality]
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A.
The History of Sexuality
The History of Sexuality is Michel Foucault’s multi-volume study that analyzes how power, knowledge, and discourse have shaped modern understandings and regulation of sex and sexuality.
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Eros and Civilization
Eros and Civilization is a 1955 philosophical work by Herbert Marcuse that blends Marxist and Freudian ideas to critique modern industrial society and imagine a non-repressive, liberated future.
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Commentary on Plato's Symposium on Love
Commentary on Plato's Symposium on Love is Marsilio Ficino’s influential Renaissance philosophical work that interprets and Christianizes Plato’s ideas on love and beauty.
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The Natural Superiority of Women
The Natural Superiority of Women is a 1952 book by anthropologist Ashley Montagu that argues, using biological and social evidence, that women possess inherent advantages over men and challenges traditional notions of male dominance.
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Part IV: Of Human Bondage, or the Strength of the Affects
"Part IV: Of Human Bondage, or the Strength of the Affects" is a section of Spinoza’s *Ethics* that analyzes how human emotions can enslave us and explores the path toward greater rational freedom.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Three Essays on the Theory of Sexuality Target entity description: Three Essays on the Theory of Sexuality is Sigmund Freud’s foundational 1905 work that outlines his psychoanalytic theories of psychosexual development, infantile sexuality, and the structure of sexual drives.
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A.
The History of Sexuality
The History of Sexuality is Michel Foucault’s multi-volume study that analyzes how power, knowledge, and discourse have shaped modern understandings and regulation of sex and sexuality.
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B.
Eros and Civilization
Eros and Civilization is a 1955 philosophical work by Herbert Marcuse that blends Marxist and Freudian ideas to critique modern industrial society and imagine a non-repressive, liberated future.
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C.
Commentary on Plato's Symposium on Love
Commentary on Plato's Symposium on Love is Marsilio Ficino’s influential Renaissance philosophical work that interprets and Christianizes Plato’s ideas on love and beauty.
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D.
The Natural Superiority of Women
The Natural Superiority of Women is a 1952 book by anthropologist Ashley Montagu that argues, using biological and social evidence, that women possess inherent advantages over men and challenges traditional notions of male dominance.
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E.
Part IV: Of Human Bondage, or the Strength of the Affects
"Part IV: Of Human Bondage, or the Strength of the Affects" is a section of Spinoza’s *Ethics* that analyzes how human emotions can enslave us and explores the path toward greater rational freedom.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| instanceOf |
book
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psychoanalytic work ⓘ |
| author | Sigmund Freud ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
development of sexual life from infancy to adulthood
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normal and pathological sexuality ⓘ relationship between sexuality and neurosis ⓘ |
| copyrightStatus | public domain in many jurisdictions ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Austria ⓘ |
| field |
psychiatry
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psychology ⓘ sexual science ⓘ |
| firstEssayTitle | The Sexual Aberrations ⓘ |
| genre |
non-fiction
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psychoanalysis ⓘ |
| hasEdition |
1910 revised edition
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1920 revised edition ⓘ 1924 revised edition ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTranslation |
Three Essays on the Theory of Sexuality
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surface form:
Three Contributions to the Theory of Sex
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| hasForm | monograph ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century psychology
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development of psychoanalysis ⓘ theory of human sexuality ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
infantile sexuality
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psychoanalytic theory ⓘ psychosexual development ⓘ sexual drives ⓘ sexuality ⓘ |
| notableFor |
controversial views on childhood sexuality
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introduction of psychosexual stages ⓘ systematic theory of infantile sexuality ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
Three Essays on the Theory of Sexuality
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surface form:
Drei Abhandlungen zur Sexualtheorie
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| partOf |
Beyond the Pleasure Principle
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surface form:
Freud's metapsychological writings
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| placeOfPublication |
Leipzig
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Vienna ⓘ |
| proposesConcept |
Oedipus complex
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erogenous zones ⓘ infantile sexuality ⓘ partial drives ⓘ polymorphous perversity ⓘ psychosexual stages of development ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1905 ⓘ |
| publisher | Franz Deuticke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondEssayTitle |
Three Essays on the Theory of Sexuality
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surface form:
Infantile Sexuality
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| structure | three essays ⓘ |
| thirdEssayTitle | The Transformations of Puberty ⓘ |
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Drei Abhandlungen zur Sexualtheorie
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