pleasure principle
E188063
The pleasure principle is a psychoanalytic concept describing the instinctive drive of the mind to seek immediate gratification of desires and avoid pain, especially prominent in early childhood and in the id.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| pleasure principle canonical | 1 |
| pleasure–pain principle | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1668205 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: pleasure principle Context triple: [Sigmund Freud, notableIdea, pleasure principle]
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A.
Il piacere
Il piacere is a decadent novel by Gabriele D'Annunzio that explores aestheticism, sensuality, and moral ambiguity in late 19th-century Roman high society.
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B.
De voluptate
De voluptate is a 15th-century philosophical dialogue by Lorenzo Valla that critiques medieval scholasticism and defends an Epicurean-influenced view of pleasure as central to the good life.
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C.
Desire
Desire is a 1976 studio album by Bob Dylan, noted for its storytelling lyrics, prominent violin arrangements, and songs like "Hurricane" and "Sara."
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D.
Desire
"Desire" is a hit rock song by U2, known for its Bo Diddley–inspired rhythm and prominent role in the band's late-1980s work.
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E.
hedonic calculus
Hedonic calculus is a utilitarian method for quantifying and comparing the pleasure and pain produced by actions to guide moral decision-making.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: pleasure principle Target entity description: The pleasure principle is a psychoanalytic concept describing the instinctive drive of the mind to seek immediate gratification of desires and avoid pain, especially prominent in early childhood and in the id.
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A.
Il piacere
Il piacere is a decadent novel by Gabriele D'Annunzio that explores aestheticism, sensuality, and moral ambiguity in late 19th-century Roman high society.
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B.
De voluptate
De voluptate is a 15th-century philosophical dialogue by Lorenzo Valla that critiques medieval scholasticism and defends an Epicurean-influenced view of pleasure as central to the good life.
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C.
Desire
Desire is a 1976 studio album by Bob Dylan, noted for its storytelling lyrics, prominent violin arrangements, and songs like "Hurricane" and "Sara."
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D.
Desire
"Desire" is a hit rock song by U2, known for its Bo Diddley–inspired rhythm and prominent role in the band's late-1980s work.
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E.
hedonic calculus
Hedonic calculus is a utilitarian method for quantifying and comparing the pleasure and pain produced by actions to guide moral decision-making.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
psychoanalytic concept
ⓘ
psychological principle ⓘ |
| aimsAt |
immediate satisfaction of needs
ⓘ
immediate tension reduction ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
id
ⓘ
primary process ⓘ |
| basisFor | Freud’s theory of primary process thinking ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | reality principle ⓘ |
| coreConceptOf | Freudian psychoanalysis ⓘ |
| describedAs |
instinctive drive of the mind to seek immediate gratification of desires
ⓘ
tendency to avoid pain ⓘ |
| developedIn | early 20th century ⓘ |
| discussedInWorkOf | Beyond the Pleasure Principle ⓘ |
| field |
psychoanalysis
ⓘ
psychology ⓘ |
| hasOpposite | reality principle ⓘ |
| influences |
dream processes
ⓘ
fantasy formation ⓘ impulsive behavior ⓘ |
| limitedBy | external reality ⓘ |
| mostEvidentIn | infant behavior ⓘ |
| motivates |
avoidance of unpleasurable experiences
ⓘ
seeking of pleasurable experiences ⓘ |
| operatesIn | unconscious mind ⓘ |
| opposes | postponement of gratification ⓘ |
| prominentIn | early childhood ⓘ |
| proposedBy | Sigmund Freud ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
hedonism
ⓘ
pain avoidance ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
instinctual drives
ⓘ
libidinal energy ⓘ unconscious processes ⓘ |
| temperedBy | reality principle ⓘ |
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Subject: pleasure principle Description of subject: The pleasure principle is a psychoanalytic concept describing the instinctive drive of the mind to seek immediate gratification of desires and avoid pain, especially prominent in early childhood and in the id.
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
pleasure–pain principle