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principle vs pleasure principle

pleasure principle vs principle

principle and pleasure principle both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
principle Yes No No No
pleasure principle Yes No No No
As nouns, pleasure principle is a hyponym of principle; that is, pleasure principle is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than principle:
  • principle: a basic truth or law or assumption
  • pleasure principle: (psychoanalysis) the governing principle of the id; the principle that an infant seeks gratification and fails to distinguish fantasy from reality
principle (noun) pleasure principle (noun)
a basic truth or law or assumption (psychoanalysis) the governing principle of the id; the principle that an infant seeks gratification and fails to distinguish fantasy from reality
a rule or standard especially of good behavior
(law) an explanation of the fundamental reasons (especially an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature)
a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct
a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system
rule of personal conduct
Difference between principle and pleasure principle

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