The word power has a twofold meaning. One is the possession of power over somebody, the ability to dominate him; the other meaning is the possession of power to […]

The word „martyr” means „witness” in Greek and Latin, one who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of refusing to desert one’s belief, or one of its tenets. He […]

The phenomenon of masochism shows us that men can be drawn to the experiencing of suffering or submission. There is no doubt that suffering, submission, or suicide is the […]

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 […]

I believe that man is the product of natural evolution; that he is part of nature and yet transcends it, being endowed with reason and self-awareness. ― (1962a: Beyond […]

Courage may serve as an example for the difference between behavior trait and character trait. Courage as behavior trait might thus be described: a behavior of a person who […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]