I wouldn't bother arguing with Freud. Carl Jung took Freud to task on his
sex emphasis. Sex is a major drive but so is status, common to most primates
if not all. I think we need to be careful in trying to reduce all human
behaviour to a few basic drives, we often up with too many "just so"
stories. That neocortex of ours does seem to have a mind of its own and is
not necessarily entirely constrained by our genetic heritage.
John H.
"Jack" <d.kelly at NO.ucl.ac.uk.SPAM> wrote in message
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>> "Peter F" <fell_spamtrap_in at ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
> news:4QU5a.93$Il5.3058 at nnrp1.ozemail.com.au...> >
> > "Jack" <d.kelly at NO.ucl.ac.uk.SPAM> wrote in message
> > news:b36jjf$k5m$1 at uns-a.ucl.ac.uk...> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > Many people think that humans are motivated by sex and only sex. I
> would
> > > like to explore the other option: that humans are designed to help
> evolve
> > > their culture. By this I mean that the main, innate goal for humans
is
> to
> > > acquire knowledge about the world and then pass this on to other
> > > individuals. <snip>
> >
> > > Which option is it?
> >
> > It is both.
> > (Is it not obvious?!)
>> I agree that's it's both. But I'm really arguing with Freud and being
> overly 'contrasty' to get the point across that not everything is about
sex.
>>
