Civilization and Its Discontents
1st Edition
Published on 4. July 2002
144 pages
978-0-14-191986-7 (ISBN)
Description
In what remains one of his most seminal papers, Freud considers the incompatibility of civilisation and individual happiness, and the tensions between the claims of society and the individual. We all know that living in civilised groups means sacrificing a degree of personal interest, but couldn't you argue that it in fact creates the conditions for our happiness? Freud explores the arguments and counter-arguments surrounding this proposition, focusing on what he perceives to be one of society's greatest dangers; 'civilised' sexual morality. After all, doesn't repression of sexuality deeply affect people and compromise their chances of happiness?
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
College/higher education
File size
0,28 MB
ISBN-13
978-0-14-191986-7 (9780141919867)
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Sigmund Freud was born in 1856 and died in exile in London in 1939. As a writer and doctor he remains one of the informing voices of the twentieth century.
