Civilization and Its Discontents by Sigmund Freud

Civilization and Its Discontents

Sigmund Freud with David McLintock (Translator)

144 pages first pub 1930 (editions)

nonfiction classics philosophy psychology challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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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 sacr...

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