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EPISODE · Jan 12, 2026 · 42 MIN

Ep. 383: Freud on Love and the Primal Horde (Part One)

from The Partially Examined Life · host Mark Linsenmayer

On the second half of Group Psychology and the Analysis of the Ego. We talk about the dual origins of group membership for Freud in personal love and in the supposed primitive society where a horde was led by a tyrannical father. Get more at partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsor: Visit functionhealth.com/PEL to get the data you need to take action for your health. Last chance! You can still sign up now for Mark's Big Books in Continental Philosophy online class. See partiallyexaminedlife.com/class.

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