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Volume 7, Numéro 2, Pages 310-319
2023-12-02

In Response To The Freudian Will To Pleasure: A Psychoanalytic Reading Of Dan Millman’s Way Of The Peaceful Warrior (1980)



Authors : Aoufi Hamida . Haddouche Fethi .

Abstract

This paper examines Dan Millman’s standpoint toward the Freudian pleasure principle through a psychoanalytic reading of Way of the Peaceful Warrior (1980). It aims at exploring the central character’s source of dissatisfaction and the driving force that motivates him to overcome life obstacles. While Freud holds that Man’s main motivation in life is pleasure, Millman shows that following the hedonistic drive does not guarantee happiness. He leans toward the Franklian perspective in advocating meaning as the central driving force for humans. Millman’s protagonist could survive his ‘existential vacuum’ only when opting for a conscious change of attitude.

Keywords

Pleasure Principle ; Freud ; Millman ; Frankl ; Meaning

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