The final step in the evolution of psychoanalysis is the creations of a philosophy of living. The major thesis of this book is that there is a value system built into psychoanalysis should be looked upon as a philosophical approach to happiness rather than as a set of specific techniques. The techniques were developed by Freud as a method of teaching the philosophy, rather than the reverse, which is so often thought to be the case. As a philosophy, psychoanalysis takes an integrative position, willing to incorporate whatever seems valuable in any of the social sciences. It is thus not a separate discipline, as many proclaim, but an integrative approach to human existence, in which technical psychology works side by side with philosophical insights and attitudes to present a complete science, with a therapeutic method and educational devices that can lead to a rounded set of goals.