Thesis Summary
This statement separates desires from instincts, then links desires to human evolution, history, and knowledge, and treats obscenities as multiple kinds associated with forms of sexual deviance.
Foundational Atoms
- Desires are not instincts
- Instincts are unconscious and physiological
- Desires are acquired historically and epistemically
- Desires are part of human evolution
- Obscenities are multiple kinds
Place of Support Within the Book
These meanings appear in the final section of the book, in the discussion of desires and their development, and in the treatment of the distinction between love of desires and what falls within human consciousness.
Limits of Reading
This formulation suffices to link the atoms stated here. It does not require additional details beyond what those atoms explicitly state.