The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-11

ondary object ~ sexual passion. ana thae
to this fact the beauty of nature Is largely
due.
Miss FIinkle feels that Ffeud's en-
phasis IN this aspect Of life has led to
a new %evaluation Of the whole conduct
Of human life, and she believes that II
offers not only an understanding of
neurosis. hut the phenomena Of con-
duct and the product Of the mind In
myths and religions. II III becomes
one not a psychologist to mention that
TO the universal and uninitiated mind 1t
does nothing OF the sort: especially as
she o g on to a that this par
ticular psychology requires a special
technique as we'll as IAN observer
trained to recognize and appreciate in
psychologist phenomena a verification
OF the statement that there Ia no such
thing az chance. and that every act
and every expression has It's "
meaning. determined by the timer feel
ings and wishes OF the individual" A
more easily understood statement il
that Of Prof. Shaler Of Harvard Uni
versity when he says: ut Ia hardly
too much TO say that all the important
errors Of conduct. all the burdens Of
men or Of societies are caused by the
inadeQuacies IN the association Of the
primal animal emotions with those
mental powers which have been so
rapidly developed in mankind" This
division between the desires Of the
lower or natural mar and moral In
hibitions is dealt with in all religions
and theories Of conduct.
n the lay mind dare 20 state what
Or. Freud's contribution to this well
known phase Of life It is that
much Of this Inhibition was subcon-
scious. He speaks Of the inhibitions az
Impressions" His next discovery was
that with the revival and bringing to
the upper consciousness Of the under
standing. these painful repressions. the
symptoms OF neuroeis disappeared. II
really seems no ~profounder a discovery
than that II YOU fully convince n mans
understanding that honesty Is The best
policy he will cease to suffer because
he cannot steal; and yet tones upon
tones of erudition. and now a complex
philosophy is being built up on the
theory. q large part Of which deals
with too unpleasant a subject to care
10 spread broadcast.
one Of the stumbling blocks in the
matter a been Freud's use OF the
word ~"sexuality." which he conceives
to he practically synonymous with the
word love" and to include all those
tender feelings and emotions which
have had their origin in a primitive
erotic source. even II now their pri-
mary aim Ia entirely lost and another
substituted for il. "It must" says
Miss Hinkle. be borne in mind that
Freud strictly emphasizes the psychic
side Of sexual!ty and its importance
as well as its oinatic expression"
The dream investigation OF Freud.
Miss Hinkle says. led to a rich fruiting
for:
II became ev'den. ira. contrary to tn,
usua' conception that 'he dream Is a FAN
tastir and absurd tumble Of h~eterogeneou
fragments. having no real relation TO ths
NE ~ she individual. 4, Is full Of meaning
In fact It Is usually concerned with the
problem. ~ ne most pressing at ,hs
'!me Nh'rh expresses Itself no, directly
hut in symbolic form 40 as >, n. unrecog
ulcel In THIS way the individual gains
81 '.pg,.slon and fuin,men, Of his un.
| ror..el Nish or desire.
~" 'uT'h'r ''n|S az 'nS MISS MN
vi" secs N tho recognition OF psy-
/ 81 "iosI"ti deternIn'sm
lrssoI of human NJ. being fJ.d WIFI
,,.tsb wc,rirs... ~ nu-,,..., ,c,ors
errors and ihoughts, II can b.. demon
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u~run,ny.,ca on,v a ,os.essto, ~ IN.
t,.briuue is ne,..sa-v #, order "a r.ves
| ~ any m. desl-,us ~ lnovin. IN. evils,
apt. ~ tho u,ronsrtnns de,e-mlnan,s n, hi,
| naun.rlsn. trivia .pro.sions acts and
heh.vio, ,h,,r nurno.c and .lsnIara,c.
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that any modern speculation Whatever
led 10 the "emp!ric development Of a
! dynamic theory of life: the conception
| tina, life is in a state az rux'
=. a -
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'ru'h - more constantly presented u
the human mind than that AL ming
movp; nothing abides Miss Hinkle
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and had ali striving for some sots,.,,or,
goa Furth.r. that the refusal to see him