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Ancona, 10/15/2022 Auditorium of the Mole Vanvitelliana in Ancona, Lectio: Freud and the death drive. The most concerting category of the entire Freudian doctrine is undoubtedly that of the Todestrieb, the death drive. For Freud himself, a discarded stone destined to become the cornerstone of psychoanalysis. What is its meaning? How can the reference to death imply the vital force of the drive? Why does this intuition of Freud remain essential to understanding the human being and the practice of psychoanalysis itself?