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Posted Thursday December 11th, 2014

mother fixation; fixation on mother

Behind the boy's tie to the mother on the genital level exists a much deeper and more irrational tie. The infant―boy or girl―is tied to mother as the life-giving, all-helping, [...]

By Rainer Funk

Posted Thursday December 11th, 2014

matriarchy vs. patrarchy; patrarchy vs. matriarchy

Whether a matriarchal or patriarchal system is better is hard to say. In fact, I think the question in this form is wrong because you might say that the matriarchal [...]

By Rainer Funk

Posted Thursday December 11th, 2014

necrophilia; love of death; death, love of –

Literally, „necrophilia“ means, „love of the dead“ (as „biophilia“ means „love of life“). The term is customarily used to denote a sexual perversion, namely the desire to possess the dead [...]

By Rainer Funk

Posted Thursday December 11th, 2014

nature of man; essence of man; man, nature of

My concept of human nature is different from the way the term „human nature“ is used conventionally. Just as man transforms the world around him, so he transforms himself in [...]

By Rainer Funk

Posted Thursday December 11th, 2014

narcissism

Narcissism is an orientation in which all one’s interest and passion are directed to one’s own person: one’s body, mind, feelings, interests, and so forth. (…) For the narcissistic person, [...]

Category: M – N

mother fixation; fixation on mother

matriarchy vs. patrarchy; patrarchy vs. matriarchy

necrophilia; love of death; death, love of –

nature of man; essence of man; man, nature of

narcissism

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