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Definition: According to the psychological theories of Freud and Lacan, whenever someone diverts the energy produced by some drive (like the drive for sex or anger) towards some other goal, that is the process of sublimation. Normally, the energy is believed to be diverted to some better or higher goal, like the production of art. Indeed, Freud argued that the whole of culture was a product of subliminated sexual urges.
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