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Concupiscence (n.) and ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠conceit, Augustine's two cardinal sins, are Freud's pleasure principle and Adler's power drive.

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Concupiscence (n.) is, ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠with the craving for power, the drive that most reliably brings the unconscious to light; so psychic catastrophes have two main causes, disappointed love and thwarted power.