The Concept of the Drive in Psychoanalysis (feat. Andrew Flores)

I am joined by Andrew Flores, a Lacanian psychoanalyst in formation and host of The Parallax Viewer to discuss the psychoanalytic concept of the drive. In this wide-ranging discussion, we introduce the four key elements that make up the drive, we discuss its pre-history before Freud, and we elaborate on its importance in psychoanalytic thought more generally. SUGGESTED READINGS: Works by Freud Three Essays on Sexuality, Ch. 2 on "infantile sexuality" Instincts and their Vicissitudes Beyond the Pleasure Principle Works by Lacan: Seminar II chapters 3 and 4 Seminar IV chapters 2, 3, and 7 Seminar VII: chapter 7,8, and 9 Seminar XI section on the Drive and Partial drives Seminar XVI:  chapter 14, see "The Two Sides of Sublimation" Other Work Mentioned: Fred Moten, "Aunt Hester's Scream" Philip Rieff, Freud, The Mind of the Moralist -- Thank you for your continued support of our work which allows me to bring you these discussions on seminal works in the history of Marxist thought and philosophy. If you find my work valuable, please become a Patron to gain early access to all of my interviews and videos and discounts on my public courses: https://www.patreon.com/c/emancipations